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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. AISI W1 Steel

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and AISI W1 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI W1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
590 to 2320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
21 to 83
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20 to 50
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
22 to 85

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
96.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.73
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1