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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Gallium Arsenide

AISI 316 stainless steel and gallium arsenide belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. AISI 316 stainless steel is a metal, while gallium arsenide is a ceramic material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 10 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (29, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is gallium arsenide.

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
5.3
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
85
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
28
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
5.6