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SAE-AISI 9310 Steel vs. S81921 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9310 steel and S81921 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel and the bottom bar is S81921 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540 to 610
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 19
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 390
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 570
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820 to 910
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.4
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 150
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 860
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 32
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 27
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 27
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
19 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.2
66.7 to 75.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.65
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 3.5
2.0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.030