EN 1.5538 Steel vs. AISI 310H Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.5538 steel and AISI 310H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 EN 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310H stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 190 | |
190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.27 |
Reduction in Area, % | 64 to 69 | |
51 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 to 1810 | |
580 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1360 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
25 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
4.3 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
61 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
190 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 64 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 42 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
3.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 53 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.4 | |
0.040 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
24 to 26 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 98.5 | |
49.1 to 57 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
19 to 22 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.75 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |