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Stainless 303

Stainless 303 (free-machining, annealed) strength, stiffness, density and thermal properties, with their source.

A bracket in Stainless 303, brushed finish.

ProcessWrought
Mechanical
Yield strength275MPasourceOutokumpu typical (product P = hot rolled plate, transverse)
Ultimate tensile strength585MPasourceOutokumpu typical
Elongation at break35%sourceOutokumpu typical, A5
Young's modulus (stiffness)200GPasourceat RT (Table 12)
Density7,900kg/m³sourceat RT
Strength to weight34.8kN·m/kg
Stiffness to weight25.3MN·m/kg
Poisson's ratio0.3sourcedesign value (structural stainless steels)
Shear modulus76.9GPa
Bulk modulus167GPa
Speed of sound5,032m/s
Thermal
Thermal conductivity15W/m·Ksourceat RT
Thermal expansion16µm/m·Ksourcemean, 20–100 °C
100 mm part over a 50 °C swing80µm growth
Specific heat500J/kg·Ksourceat RT
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)3.8mm²/s
Thermal shock resistance902W/m
Max service temperature871°Csourcecontinuous, scaling limit
Values for1.4305 / UNS S30300, Outokumpu typical values (hot rolled, solution annealed) from 'Steel Grades, Properties and Global Standards'; max service from Carpenter CarTech 303 datasheet

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