AISI 303 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0033 Steel
Both AISI 303 stainless steel and EN 1.0033 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0033 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 210 | |
| 86 to 96 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 40 to 51 | |
| 17 to 32 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 360 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 470 | |
| 200 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 to 690 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 420 | |
| 150 to 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 930 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.8 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 42 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 240 | |
| 48 to 83 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 440 | |
| 63 to 100 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 10 to 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.4 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 9.4 to 10 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.11 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 67.3 to 74.9 | |
| 98.8 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |