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AISI 310H Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316LN Stainless Steel

Both AISI 310H stainless steel and AISI 316LN stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 35 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 310H stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
51
Rockwell B Hardness 82
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
82
Shear Strength, MPa 400
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
62 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030