AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. Chromium 33
AISI 303 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is chromium 33.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 to 51 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 690 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 420 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 320 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 440 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.3 to 74.9 | |
| 25.7 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 30 to 33 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |