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AISI 312 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1030 Steel

Both AISI 312 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1030 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 312 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1030 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
150 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
14 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
210 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
39 to 48
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
330 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
530 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
77 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
230 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
19 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.2
98.7 to 99.12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050