AISI 310HCb Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H25 Steel

Both AISI 310HCb stainless steel and SAE-AISI H25 steel are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310HCb stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H25 steel.

AISI 310HCb (S31041) Stainless Steel SAE-AISI H25 (T20825) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		78
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1750

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		15
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		26

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		28
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		69
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		93

Embodied Water, L/kg		190
Embodied Water, L/kg		83

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)		25
PREN (Pitting Resistance)		29

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 50

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 34

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		3.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		6.7

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.040 to 0.1
Carbon (C), %		0.22 to 0.32

Chromium (Cr), %		24 to 26
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		48 to 57
Iron (Fe), %		77.2 to 81.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Nickel (Ni), %		19 to 22
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.1
Niobium (Nb), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.75
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		14 to 16

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.4 to 0.6