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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 908

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
70
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
4.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
35.6 to 44.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8