ASTM A203 Steel vs. Chromium 33
ASTM A203 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is chromium 33.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 21 |