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AISI 316LN Stainless Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 316LN stainless steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 316LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 312 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 51
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Shear Strength, MPa 410
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 71.9
62.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
5.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030