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AISI 310MoLN Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P21 Steel

Both AISI 310MoLN stainless steel and SAE-AISI P21 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 P21 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 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
62

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.18 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
1.1 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 45.2 to 53.8
92.1 to 94.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.35 to 0.72
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 20.5 to 23.5
3.9 to 4.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.090 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25