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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. S31803 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and S31803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S31803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Shear Strength, MPa 400 to 470
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020