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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 617

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 617 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 (4, 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 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
44.5 to 62
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015