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AISI 310Cb Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 242

AISI 310Cb stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 242 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 30% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 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 310Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 242.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
220
Elongation at Break, % 39
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
84
Shear Strength, MPa 390
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
820
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1290
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
7.0 to 9.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 47.2 to 57
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
24 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
59.3 to 69
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015