| Overview of materials for Stainless Steel | |
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| Categories: | MetalFerrous MetalStainless Steel |
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Export data to your CAD/FEA program| Physical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Density | 0.190 – 9.01 g/cc | 0.00686 – 0.326 lb/in³ | Average value: 7.79 g/cc Grade Count:1432 |
| Porosity | 0.000 – 5.00 % | 0.000 – 5.00 % | Average value: 2.97 % Grade Count:15 |
| Particle Size | 0.000 – 300 µm | 0.000 – 300 µm | Average value: 37.9 µm Grade Count:88 |
| Permeability | 0.0150 – 1.00 | 0.0150 – 1.00 | Average value: 0.509 Grade Count:4 |
| Thickness | 20.0 – 508 microns | 0.787 – 20.0 mil | Average value: 86.8 microns Grade Count:14 |
| Mechanical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
| Hardness, Brinell | 80.0 – 600 | 80.0 – 600 | Average value: 251 Grade Count:564 |
| Hardness, Knoop | 97.0 – 662 | 97.0 – 662 | Average value: 301 Grade Count:276 |
| Hardness, Rockwell A | 51.1 – 58.0 | 51.1 – 58.0 | Average value: 54.0 Grade Count:8 |
| Hardness, Rockwell B | 37.0 – 130 | 37.0 – 130 | Average value: 86.2 Grade Count:503 |
| Hardness, Rockwell C | 10.0 – 71.0 | 10.0 – 71.0 | Average value: 39.6 Grade Count:447 |
| Hardness, Vickers | 82.0 – 1100 | 82.0 – 1100 | Average value: 294 Grade Count:339 |
| Tensile Strength, Ultimate | 32.3 – 3100 MPa | 4680 – 450000 psi | Average value: 935 MPa Grade Count:1729 |
| Tensile Strength, Yield | 25.0 – 2500 MPa | 3630 – 363000 psi | Average value: 669 MPa Grade Count:1638 |
| Elongation at Break | 0.000 – 88.0 % | 0.000 – 88.0 % | Average value: 26.5 % Grade Count:1583 |
| Elongation at Yield | 0.000 – 62.0 % | 0.000 – 62.0 % | Average value: 22.7 % Grade Count:22 |
| Reduction of Area | 0.500 – 88.0 % | 0.500 – 88.0 % | Average value: 49.3 % Grade Count:308 |
| Modulus of Elasticity | 2.36 – 310 GPa | 342 – 45000 ksi | Average value: 196 GPa Grade Count:1175 |
| Flexural Yield Strength | 58.0 – 938 MPa | 8410 – 136000 psi | Average value: 479 MPa Grade Count:4 |
| Compressive Yield Strength | 262 – 3000 MPa | 38000 – 435000 psi | Average value: 1080 MPa Grade Count:11 |
| Notched Tensile Strength | 710 – 2230 MPa | 103000 – 323000 psi | Average value: 1740 MPa Grade Count:30 |
| Bulk Modulus | 166 GPa | 24100 ksi | Average value: 166 GPa Grade Count:14 |
| Poissons Ratio | 0.120 – 0.380 | 0.120 – 0.380 | Average value: 0.282 Grade Count:310 |
| Fatigue Strength | 85.0 – 1070 MPa | 12300 – 155000 psi | Average value: 439 MPa Grade Count:54 |
| Fracture Toughness | 17.6 – 165 MPa-m½ | 16.0 – 150 ksi-in½ | Average value: 90.9 MPa-m½ Grade Count:9 |
| Machinability | 18.0 – 65.0 % | 18.0 – 65.0 % | Average value: 31.7 % Grade Count:126 |
| Shear Modulus | 62.1 – 86.5 GPa | 9000 – 12600 ksi | Average value: 77.6 GPa Grade Count:324 |
| Shear Strength | 74.5 – 597 MPa | 10800 – 86600 psi | Average value: 358 MPa Grade Count:5 |
| Izod Impact | 16.3 – 208 J | 12.0 – 153 ft-lb | Average value: 115 J Grade Count:140 |
| Izod Impact Unnotched | 13.6 – 149 J | 10.0 – 110 ft-lb | Average value: 77.8 J Grade Count:13 |
| Charpy Impact | 0.500 – 404 J | 0.369 – 298 ft-lb | Average value: 115 J Grade Count:253 |
| Charpy Impact, Unnotched | 7.46 – 294 J | 5.50 – 217 ft-lb | Average value: 157 J Grade Count:9 |
| Charpy Impact Unnotched | 1.59 – 60.0 J/cm² | 7.57 – 286 ft-lb/in² | Average value: 22.0 J/cm² Grade Count:3 |
| Charpy Impact, Notched | 0.710 – 294 J/cm² | 3.38 – 1400 ft-lb/in² | Average value: 137 J/cm² Grade Count:5 |
| Taber Abrasion, mg/1000 Cycles | 3.20 – 30.0 | 3.20 – 30.0 | Average value: 11.3 Grade Count:3 |
| Electrical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
| Electrical Resistivity | 0.00000450 – 0.000145 ohm-cm | 0.00000450 – 0.000145 ohm-cm | Average value: 0.0000729 ohm-cm Grade Count:962 |
| Magnetic Permeability | 1.00 – 3000 | 1.00 – 3000 | Average value: 178 Grade Count:316 |
| Magnetic Coercive Force, Hc | 1.20 – 7.00 Oe | 1.20 – 7.00 Oe | Average value: 2.40 Oe Grade Count:6 |
| Magnetic Saturation Flux Density, Bmax | 11900 – 17000 Gauss | 11900 – 17000 Gauss | Average value: 15000 Gauss Grade Count:6 |
| Magnetic Remanence, Br | 2500 – 8500 Gauss | 2500 – 8500 Gauss | Average value: 6000 Gauss Grade Count:6 |
| Curie Temperature | -115 – 732 °C | -175 – 1350 °F | Average value: 266 °C Grade Count:14 |
| Thermal Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
| CTE, linear | 7.02 – 21.1 µm/m-°C | 3.90 – 11.7 µin/in-°F | Average value: 15.4 µm/m-°C Grade Count:977 |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.200 – 0.850 J/g-°C | 0.0478 – 0.203 BTU/lb-°F | Average value: 0.478 J/g-°C Grade Count:934 |
| Thermal Conductivity | 10.0 – 34.3 W/m-K | 69.4 – 238 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F | Average value: 16.7 W/m-K Grade Count:567 |
| Melting Point | 1230 – 1530 °C | 2250 – 2790 °F | Average value: 1440 °C Grade Count:580 |
| Solidus | 1230 – 1480 °C | 2250 – 2700 °F | Average value: 1410 °C Grade Count:553 |
| Liquidus | 1360 – 1530 °C | 2470 – 2790 °F | Average value: 1460 °C Grade Count:553 |
| Maximum Service Temperature, Air | 100 – 1400 °C | 212 – 2550 °F | Average value: 837 °C Grade Count:368 |
| Minimum Service Temperature, Air | -200 – -30.0 °C | -328 – -22.0 °F | Average value: -133 °C Grade Count:26 |
| Optical Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
| Emissivity (0-1) | 0.700 | 0.700 | Average value: 0.700 Grade Count:4 |
| Processing Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
| Processing Temperature | 382 – 863 °C | 720 – 1590 °F | Average value: 767 °C Grade Count:4 |
| Annealing Temperature | 593 – 1200 °C | 1100 – 2190 °F | Average value: 977 °C Grade Count:31 |
| Hot-Working Temperature | 482 – 1290 °C | 900 – 2350 °F | Average value: 960 °C Grade Count:13 |
| Component Elements Properties | Metric | English | Comments |
| Aluminum, Al | 0.0100 – 89.0 % | 0.0100 – 89.0 % | Average value: 1.81 % Grade Count:172 |
| Boron, B | 0.00100 – 10.0 % | 0.00100 – 10.0 % | Average value: 0.314 % Grade Count:36 |
| Carbon, C | 0.000 – 2.80 % | 0.000 – 2.80 % | Average value: 0.143 % Grade Count:2064 |
| Cb + Ta | 0.150 – 0.550 % | 0.150 – 0.550 % | Average value: 0.310 % Grade Count:5 |
| Cerium, Ce | 0.0400 – 1.60 % | 0.0400 – 1.60 % | Average value: 0.723 % Grade Count:6 |
| Chromium, Cr | 0.250 – 57.0 % | 0.250 – 57.0 % | Average value: 18.2 % Grade Count:2143 |
| Cobalt, Co | 0.0500 – 21.0 % | 0.0500 – 21.0 % | Average value: 4.41 % Grade Count:45 |
| Copper, Cu | 0.0500 – 14.0 % | 0.0500 – 14.0 % | Average value: 1.97 % Grade Count:397 |
| Iron, Fe | 5.50 – 99.0 % | 5.50 – 99.0 % | Average value: 68.3 % Grade Count:2082 |
| Lead, Pb | 0.00100 – 0.200 % | 0.00100 – 0.200 % | Average value: 0.0408 % Grade Count:5 |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.0350 – 16.0 % | 0.0350 – 16.0 % | Average value: 2.08 % Grade Count:1972 |
| Molybdenum, Mo | 0.0270 – 10.0 % | 0.0270 – 10.0 % | Average value: 2.12 % Grade Count:1028 |
| Nb + Ta | 0.100 – 12.0 % | 0.100 – 12.0 % | Average value: 0.758 % Grade Count:131 |
| Nickel, Ni | 0.200 – 68.0 % | 0.200 – 68.0 % | Average value: 10.9 % Grade Count:1831 |
| Niobium, Nb (Columbium, Cb) | 0.0200 – 10.0 % | 0.0200 – 10.0 % | Average value: 0.623 % Grade Count:196 |
| Nitrogen, N | 0.00500 – 11.0 % | 0.00500 – 11.0 % | Average value: 0.229 % Grade Count:583 |
| Oxygen, O | 0.00500 – 0.250 % | 0.00500 – 0.250 % | Average value: 0.132 % Grade Count:19 |
| Phosphorus, P | 0.00500 – 0.500 % | 0.00500 – 0.500 % | Average value: 0.0427 % Grade Count:1665 |
| Potassium, K | 0.0600 % | 0.0600 % | Average value: 0.0600 % Grade Count:8 |
| Selenium, Se | 0.00100 – 0.350 % | 0.00100 – 0.350 % | Average value: 0.135 % Grade Count:24 |
| Silicon, Si | 0.0500 – 13.0 % | 0.0500 – 13.0 % | Average value: 1.08 % Grade Count:1936 |
| Sulfur, S | 0.00100 – 4.00 % | 0.00100 – 4.00 % | Average value: 0.0366 % Grade Count:1698 |
| Tantalum, Ta | 0.0500 – 1.00 % | 0.0500 – 1.00 % | Average value: 0.339 % Grade Count:35 |
| Tin, Sn | 0.0500 – 2.00 % | 0.0500 – 2.00 % | Average value: 1.51 % Grade Count:12 |
| Titanium, Ti | 0.00500 – 2.50 % | 0.00500 – 2.50 % | Average value: 0.783 % Grade Count:159 |
| Tungsten, W | 0.0300 – 6.75 % | 0.0300 – 6.75 % | Average value: 1.42 % Grade Count:71 |
| Vanadium, V | 0.0500 – 9.00 % | 0.0500 – 9.00 % | Average value: 0.513 % Grade Count:131 |
| WC | 0.0450 % | 0.0450 % | Average value: 0.0450 % Grade Count:4 |
| Zirconium, Zr | 0.100 – 1.50 % | 0.100 – 1.50 % | Average value: 0.766 % Grade Count:16 |
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