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AISI 321H Stainless Steel vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 321H stainless steel and AISI 403 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 321H stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
16 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
47 to 50
Rockwell B Hardness 82
83
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 400
340 to 480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
530 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
280 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
99

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
210 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 65.4 to 74
84.7 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0