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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. N08221 Nickel

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is N08221 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
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
44
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
22 to 33.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
39 to 46
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0