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AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 303 stainless steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 210
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40 to 51
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 360
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 470
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 690
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 420
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

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
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 440
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.3 to 74.9
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.020