SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 100 to 110 | |
150 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 31 | |
21 to 26 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 230 | |
170 to 200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 46 to 56 | |
34 to 43 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
320 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 400 | |
500 to 600 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 330 | |
230 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
51 to 52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
18 to 19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 to 93 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 to 290 | |
140 to 230 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 14 | |
18 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
18 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 13 | |
16 to 19 |