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AISI 310 Stainless Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 310 stainless steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 280
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1040
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 220
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 57
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020