MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. Chromium 33

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 61% 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 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is chromium 33.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
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 43
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
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 10.5
30 to 33
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010