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AISI 310H Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel

Both AISI 310H stainless steel and ASTM A285 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310H stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
110 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
30 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
250 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
380 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
190 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420 to 1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
94 to 150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 14