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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A8 Steel

Both AISI 303 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A8 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
700 to 1920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
73

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
25 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
22 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
88.5 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 1.5

Comparable Variants