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AISI 403 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both AISI 403 stainless steel and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 240
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 47 to 50
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 780
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 99
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 28
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 24
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 29
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 84.7 to 88.5
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025