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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7003 Steel

Both AISI 303 stainless steel and EN 1.7003 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7003 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
150 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
520 to 1780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
18 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
18 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
15 to 53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
97.7 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.035