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SAE-AISI 1212 Steel vs. EN 1.3975 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1212 steel and EN 1.3975 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1212 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3975 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 28
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99.07
58.2 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.16 to 0.23
0 to 0.030