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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0420 Cast Steel

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and EN 1.0420 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0420 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030