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AISI 312 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8201 Steel

Both AISI 312 stainless steel and EN 1.8201 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.8201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Shear Strength, MPa 510
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 33
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
1.9 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.2
93.6 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3