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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 59

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 nickel 59.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
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
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 16.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
56.2 to 62.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010