AISI 347 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 305 Stainless Steel
Both AISI 347 stainless steel and AISI 305 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 305 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 210 | |
| 170 to 220 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 46 | |
| 34 to 45 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 270 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 460 | |
| 400 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 610 to 690 | |
| 580 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 350 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 480 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 540 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 16 |
| Calomel Potential, mV | -80 | |
| -70 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 to 220 | |
| 200 to 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 310 | |
| 130 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 20 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 4.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 19 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 64.1 to 74 | |
| 65.1 to 72.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 13 | |
| 10.5 to 13 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |