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EN 1.4458 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4458 stainless steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4458 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 312 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.2 to 53
62.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 26 to 30
5.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030