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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7202 Steel

Both AISI 303 stainless steel and EN 1.7202 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.7202 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
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
420
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
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
96.6 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025