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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HE Steel

Both AISI 303 stainless steel and ASTM grade HE steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 ASTM grade HE steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
53.9 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.040