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AISI 310HCb Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1046 Steel

Both AISI 310HCb stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1046 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 310HCb stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1046 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
14 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
240 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410
410 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
660 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
370 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
91 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
360 to 990
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 48 to 57
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050