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AISI 312 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both AISI 312 stainless steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 312 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
380 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.2
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.5
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030