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SAE-AISI 9254 Steel vs. AISI 310S Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9254 steel and AISI 310S stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 SAE-AISI 9254 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310S stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
34 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Shear Strength, MPa 410
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
270 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
190 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.51 to 0.59
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.8
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.1
48.3 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030