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AISI 321H Stainless Steel vs. AISI 310MoLN Stainless Steel

Both AISI 321H stainless steel and AISI 310MoLN stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 321H stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310MoLN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
45
Rockwell B Hardness 82
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 400
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 65.4 to 74
45.2 to 53.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
20.5 to 23.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.090 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0