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AISI 312 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI P3 Steel

Both AISI 312 stainless steel and SAE-AISI P3 steel 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 SAE-AISI P3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
410 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
15 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
16 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 0.75
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.2
96.3 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.5
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030