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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3M Steel

Both AISI 303 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CF3M steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
59.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
9.0 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.040