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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 685

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 685 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 685.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
770
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
18 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
12 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
49.6 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.020 to 0.12