AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E310H
Both AISI 305 stainless steel and AWS E310H are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E310H.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 45 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 710 | |
| 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 18 | |
| 28 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 23 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0.35 to 0.45 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65.1 to 72.5 | |
| 44.2 to 53.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10.5 to 13 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |