EN 1.0060 Steel vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.0060 steel and AISI 303 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 EN 1.0060 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
170 to 210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 13 | |
40 to 51 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
230 to 360 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 380 | |
430 to 470 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
600 to 690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
230 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
930 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.8 | |
2.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.8 | |
2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.7 | |
15 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
3.0 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
42 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 70 | |
240 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
140 to 440 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
21 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
20 to 22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
4.4 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
17 to 19 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.876 to 100 | |
67.3 to 74.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
8.0 to 10 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.014 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.055 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.055 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |