SAE-AISI A4 Steel vs. SAE-AISI A10 Steel
Both SAE-AISI A4 steel and SAE-AISI A10 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI A4 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A10 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 2050 | |
810 to 2040 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
40 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
7.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
9.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
5.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
2.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
27 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
56 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.3 | |
5.1 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 73 | |
29 to 73 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 46 | |
25 to 46 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 67 | |
27 to 68 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 1.0 to 1.1 | |
1.3 to 1.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 2.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 92 to 95.5 | |
90.8 to 93.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.8 to 2.2 | |
1.6 to 2.1 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.4 | |
1.3 to 1.8 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
1.6 to 2.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |