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AISI 312 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E383

Both AISI 312 stainless steel and AWS E383 are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 312 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.2
28.8 to 39.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.5
30 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020