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SAE-AISI 1212 Steel vs. S44725 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1212 steel and S44725 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 SAE-AISI 1212 steel and the bottom bar is S44725 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 28
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 370
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
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 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 110
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 28.5
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99.07
67.6 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.018
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0.16 to 0.23
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.26