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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 600

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 600 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
430 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants