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EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4818 stainless steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4818 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, % 40
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 480
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 71.8
62.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
5.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030