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AISI 303Se Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309Cb Stainless Steel

Both AISI 303Se stainless steel and AISI 309Cb stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 303Se stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309Cb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 410
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 67.2 to 74.9
56 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
12 to 16
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Selenium (Se), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030