AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Chromium 33
AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 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 55 | |
45 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1180 | |
850 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 850 | |
430 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
36 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
6.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
84 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
250 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 85 to 260 | |
320 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1820 | |
450 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 41 | |
30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 31 | |
25 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 26 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
31 to 35 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0.3 to 1.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62 to 72 | |
25.7 to 37.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
0.5 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 14 | |
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 |