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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2.4851 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5