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SAE-AISI 9310 Steel vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 9310 steel and S17400 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540 to 610
280 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 19
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300 to 390
380 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 510 to 570
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 820 to 910
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 570
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.4
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 150
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540 to 860
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 32
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 27
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 27
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.2
70.4 to 78.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 3.5
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
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