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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 59% 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 F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
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
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030