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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and AISI 310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
240 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 700
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030