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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A210 Steel

Both AISI 303 stainless steel and ASTM A210 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
230 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
320 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
470 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
290 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460 to 1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45 to 46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
230 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
17 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
15 to 17