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AISI 309 Stainless Steel vs. S32803 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 309 stainless steel and S32803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 309 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 47
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 280
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 84
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
81
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 470
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
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 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
28 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 66
62.9 to 67.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
3.0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0035