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AISI 310HCb Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P4 Steel

Both AISI 310HCb stainless steel and SAE-AISI P4 steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 P4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
390 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
4.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 69
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
68

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
4.0 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 48 to 57
92.3 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030