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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3