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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 312 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 46 to 56
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
62.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030