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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and AISI 303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
40 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
230 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
430 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
600 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
230 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
67.3 to 74.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants