Overview of materials for Stainless Steel
Categories: Metal; Ferrous Metal; Stainless Steel

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Physical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Density 0.190 - 9.01 g/cc0.00686 - 0.326 lb/in³Average 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 µm0.000 - 300 µmAverage value: 37.9 µm Grade Count:88
Permeability 0.0150 - 1.000.0150 - 1.00Average value: 0.509 Grade Count:4
Thickness 20.0 - 508 microns0.787 - 20.0 milAverage value: 86.8 microns Grade Count:14
 
Mechanical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Hardness, Brinell 80.0 - 60080.0 - 600Average value: 251 Grade Count:564
Hardness, Knoop 97.0 - 66297.0 - 662Average value: 301 Grade Count:276
Hardness, Rockwell A 51.1 - 58.051.1 - 58.0Average value: 54.0 Grade Count:8
Hardness, Rockwell B 37.0 - 13037.0 - 130Average value: 86.2 Grade Count:503
Hardness, Rockwell C 10.0 - 71.010.0 - 71.0Average value: 39.6 Grade Count:447
Hardness, Vickers 82.0 - 110082.0 - 1100Average value: 294 Grade Count:339
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 32.3 - 3100 MPa4680 - 450000 psiAverage value: 935 MPa Grade Count:1729
Tensile Strength, Yield 25.0 - 2500 MPa3630 - 363000 psiAverage 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 GPa342 - 45000 ksiAverage value: 196 GPa Grade Count:1175
Flexural Yield Strength 58.0 - 938 MPa8410 - 136000 psiAverage value: 479 MPa Grade Count:4
Compressive Yield Strength 262 - 3000 MPa38000 - 435000 psiAverage value: 1080 MPa Grade Count:11
Notched Tensile Strength 710 - 2230 MPa103000 - 323000 psiAverage value: 1740 MPa Grade Count:30
Bulk Modulus 166 GPa24100 ksiAverage value: 166 GPa Grade Count:14
Poissons Ratio 0.120 - 0.3800.120 - 0.380Average value: 0.282 Grade Count:310
Fatigue Strength 85.0 - 1070 MPa12300 - 155000 psiAverage value: 439 MPa Grade Count:54
Fracture Toughness 17.6 - 165 MPa-m½16.0 - 150 ksi-in½Average 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 GPa9000 - 12600 ksiAverage value: 77.6 GPa Grade Count:324
Shear Strength 74.5 - 597 MPa10800 - 86600 psiAverage value: 358 MPa Grade Count:5
Izod Impact 16.3 - 208 J12.0 - 153 ft-lbAverage value: 115 J Grade Count:140
Izod Impact Unnotched 13.6 - 149 J10.0 - 110 ft-lbAverage value: 77.8 J Grade Count:13
Charpy Impact 0.500 - 404 J0.369 - 298 ft-lbAverage value: 115 J Grade Count:253
Charpy Impact, Unnotched 7.46 - 294 J5.50 - 217 ft-lbAverage value: 157 J Grade Count:9
Charpy Impact Unnotched 1.59 - 60.0 J/cm²7.57 - 286 ft-lb/in²Average value: 22.0 J/cm² Grade Count:3
Charpy Impact, Notched 0.710 - 294 J/cm²3.38 - 1400 ft-lb/in²Average value: 137 J/cm² Grade Count:5
Taber Abrasion, mg/1000 Cycles 3.20 - 30.03.20 - 30.0Average value: 11.3 Grade Count:3
 
Electrical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Electrical Resistivity 0.00000450 - 0.000145 ohm-cm0.00000450 - 0.000145 ohm-cmAverage value: 0.0000729 ohm-cm Grade Count:962
Magnetic Permeability 1.00 - 30001.00 - 3000Average value: 178 Grade Count:316
Magnetic Coercive Force, Hc 1.20 - 7.00 Oe1.20 - 7.00 OeAverage value: 2.40 Oe Grade Count:6
Magnetic Saturation Flux Density, Bmax 11900 - 17000 Gauss11900 - 17000 GaussAverage value: 15000 Gauss Grade Count:6
Magnetic Remanence, Br 2500 - 8500 Gauss2500 - 8500 GaussAverage value: 6000 Gauss Grade Count:6
Curie Temperature -115 - 732 °C-175 - 1350 °FAverage value: 266 °C Grade Count:14
 
Thermal PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
CTE, linear 7.02 - 21.1 µm/m-°C3.90 - 11.7 µin/in-°FAverage value: 15.4 µm/m-°C Grade Count:977
Specific Heat Capacity 0.200 - 0.850 J/g-°C0.0478 - 0.203 BTU/lb-°FAverage value: 0.478 J/g-°C Grade Count:934
Thermal Conductivity 10.0 - 34.3 W/m-K69.4 - 238 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°FAverage value: 16.7 W/m-K Grade Count:567
Melting Point 1230 - 1530 °C2250 - 2790 °FAverage value: 1440 °C Grade Count:580
Solidus 1230 - 1480 °C2250 - 2700 °FAverage value: 1410 °C Grade Count:553
Liquidus 1360 - 1530 °C2470 - 2790 °FAverage value: 1460 °C Grade Count:553
Maximum Service Temperature, Air 100 - 1400 °C212 - 2550 °FAverage value: 837 °C Grade Count:368
Minimum Service Temperature, Air -200 - -30.0 °C-328 - -22.0 °FAverage value: -133 °C Grade Count:26
 
Optical PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Emissivity (0-1) 0.7000.700Average value: 0.700 Grade Count:4
 
Processing PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
Processing Temperature 382 - 863 °C720 - 1590 °FAverage value: 767 °C Grade Count:4
Annealing Temperature 593 - 1200 °C1100 - 2190 °FAverage value: 977 °C Grade Count:31
Hot-Working Temperature 482 - 1290 °C900 - 2350 °FAverage value: 960 °C Grade Count:13
 
Component Elements PropertiesMetricEnglishComments
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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