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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 78% 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 N08120 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
35
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5