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EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4521 stainless steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% 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 EN 1.4521 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 312 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Shear Strength, MPa 330
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 74.6 to 81.1
62.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0