AISI 347 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Both AISI 347 stainless steel and ASTM A302 alloy steel are iron alloys. 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 347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 210 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 to 46 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 270 | |
| 250 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 430 to 460 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 610 to 690 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 350 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 39 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 7.2 to 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 8.2 to 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 52 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 to 220 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 310 | |
| 330 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 17 to 18 |