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SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and SAE-AISI 52100 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1010 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 110
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 31
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 230
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 250
370 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 400
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 330
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 93
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 290
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 14
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 15
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 13
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 99.18 to 99.62
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015