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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and EN 1.4421 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants