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EN 1.7709 Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7709 steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7709 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 312 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 33
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.6
33
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.5
62.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.55 to 0.8
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
5.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.35
0