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AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1212 Steel

Both AISI 316Cb stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1212 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 316Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1212 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
200 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
39 to 51
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
280 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
440 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
64 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
180 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
15 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 72
98.5 to 99.07
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.16 to 0.23