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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4951 Nickel

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4951 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% 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 2.4951 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
65.4 to 81.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6