AISI 310S Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0303 Steel
Both AISI 310S stainless steel and EN 1.0303 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 310S stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0303 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 210 | |
| 84 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 44 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 280 | |
| 150 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 470 | |
| 220 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 710 | |
| 290 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 200 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 61 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 220 | |
| 30 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 310 | |
| 110 to 270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 9.2 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 48.3 to 57 | |
| 99.335 to 99.71 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 22 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |