SAE-AISI 1010 Steel vs. SAE-AISI D4 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1010 steel and SAE-AISI D4 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 D4 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 31 | |
8.4 to 15 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 230 | |
310 to 920 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
74 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
460 to 1210 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 400 | |
760 to 2060 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 330 | |
470 to 1540 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
31 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 12 | |
4.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 14 | |
5.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
8.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
49 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 82 to 93 | |
100 to 160 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 14 | |
27 to 75 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
24 to 47 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
8.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 13 | |
23 to 63 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
2.1 to 2.4 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
11 to 13 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.18 to 99.62 | |
80.6 to 86.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 1.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |