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Drywall vs. Stainless 303 Compare Drywall vs. Stainless 303 strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.
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Questions Is Drywall stronger than Stainless 303? Stainless 303 is stronger: its yield strength is 275 MPa against tensile strength 1.5 MPa for Drywall (183x).
Which is stiffer, Drywall or Stainless 303? Stainless 303 is stiffer: Young's modulus 200 GPa against 1.5 GPa for Drywall, so the same part in Stainless 303 deflects less under the same load.
Which expands less with temperature? Stainless 303 expands less: 16 µm/m·K against 16.7 µm/m·K for Drywall.
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