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EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4878 stainless steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 1.4878 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, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 430
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
62.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
5.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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 to 0.8
0