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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. N12160 Nickel

AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 N12160 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
90
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
180
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
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0