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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. AWS E310

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and AWS E310 are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E310.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
44.5 to 53.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
20 to 22.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030