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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
210 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
510 to 620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030