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S41003 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 312 Stainless Steel

Both S41003 stainless steel and AISI 312 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S41003 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 312 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell C Hardness 17
27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 320
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
33
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 89.5
62.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
5.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030