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AISI 316Cb Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel

Both AISI 316Cb stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1012 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 316Cb stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
45 to 57
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
360 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
200 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
80 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
110 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 72
99.16 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050