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ASTM A210 Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A210 steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 ASTM A210 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 312 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 250
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 360
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 540
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 310
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460 to 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52 to 53
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0 to 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 45 to 46
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 250
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
21