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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and AISI 310 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
34 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
240 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 80
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030