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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. N10629 Nickel

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 26% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 82
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
83
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
1.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010