AISI 310HCb (S31041) Stainless Steel
AISI 310HCb stainless steel is an austenitic stainless steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the annealed condition. 310HCb is the AISI designation for this material. S31041 is the UNS number.
It has a fairly high base cost among wrought austenitic stainless steels. In addition, it has a fairly high embodied energy and a moderately high ductility.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare AISI 310HCb stainless steel to: wrought austenitic stainless steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa 29 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
46 %
Fatigue Strength
210 MPa 31 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness
82
Shear Modulus
78 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
410 MPa 60 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
590 MPa 85 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
230 MPa 33 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
300 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
520 °C 970 °F
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
1100 °C 2010 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1410 °C 2570 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1370 °C 2490 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
15 W/m-K 8.5 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
16 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.1 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.4 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
28 % relative
Density
7.9 g/cm3 490 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
4.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
69 MJ/kg 30 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
190 L/kg 23 gal/lb
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
210 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
130 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Thermal Diffusivity
3.9 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
13 points
Alloy Composition
Among wrought stainless steels, the composition of AISI 310HCb stainless steel is notable for containing a comparatively high amount of chromium (Cr) and including niobium (Nb). Chromium is the defining alloying element of stainless steel. Higher chromium content imparts additional corrosion resistance. Niobium is primarily used to improve yield strength, particularly at elevated temperatures.
| Fe | 48 to 57 | |
| Cr | 24 to 26 | |
| Ni | 19 to 22 | |
| Mn | 0 to 2.0 | |
| Nb | 0 to 1.1 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.75 | |
| C | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
| P | 0 to 0.045 | |
| S | 0 to 0.030 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
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Further Reading
ASTM A240: Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications
Welding Metallurgy and Weldability of Stainless Steels, John C. Lippold and Damian J. Kotecki, 2005
ASTM A959: Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels
Corrosion of Austenitic Stainless Steels: Mechanism, Mitigation and Monitoring, H. S. Khatak and B. Raj (editors), 2002
Austenitic Stainless Steels: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, P. Marshall, 1984
ASM Specialty Handbook: Stainless Steels, J. R. Davis (editor), 1994
Advances in Stainless Steels, Baldev Raj et al. (editors), 2010