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AISI 310S Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3538 Steel

Both AISI 310S stainless steel and EN 1.3538 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310S stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
670 to 740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.7 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 48.3 to 57
96 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030