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AISI 310MoLN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1038 Steel

Both AISI 310MoLN stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1038 steel are iron alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310MoLN stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1038 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
14 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
220 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 45
40 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 400
370 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
590 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
320 to 540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
83 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
270 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 45.2 to 53.8
98.6 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.090 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050