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EN 1.8936 Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8936 steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.8936 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 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Shear Strength, MPa 370
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 2.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 98.9
62.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.5 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0