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EN 1.6212 Steel vs. AISI 436 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6212 steel and AISI 436 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.6212 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 436 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.13
77.8 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0