AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. AWS BNi-6

AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

AISI 303 (S30300) Stainless Steel AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		600 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		15
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		140
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		13 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.15
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Iron (Fe), %		67.3 to 74.9
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5