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AISI 312 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

Both AISI 312 stainless steel and EN 1.5510 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 312 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
130 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
62 to 72
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 510
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
310 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.2
97.9 to 99.149
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025