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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3