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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. PC

AISI 316 stainless steel and PC belong to fundamentally different material chemistries. AISI 316 stainless steel is a metal, while PC is a polymeric material. Therefore, their performance will be even more dissimilar than would be suggested by the difference in properties. There are 7 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (36, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

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

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Material Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.2 to 1.4
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
3.5 to 110
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
1000 to 1200
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
15 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
30 to 45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
66 to 160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10 to 69