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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH10 Steel

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CH10 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
22 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
54.8 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
12 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040