AISI 403 (S40300) Stainless Steel

Martensitic Stainless Steels

Material conditionannealed

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density7.8g/cm³

Elastic Modulus190GPa

Tensile Strength530MPa

Yield Strength280MPa

Brinell Hardness190HB

Maximum Service Temperature740°C

Weight Calculator

Chemical Composition

0 to 0.15%

11.5 to 13%

0 to 0.6%

0 to 1.0%

0 to 0.5%

0 to 0.040%

0 to 0.030%

84.7 to 88.5%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

190 GPa

Elongation at Break

25 %

Fatigue Strength

200 MPa

Poisson's Ratio

0.28

Reduction in Area

50 %

Shear Modulus

76 GPa

Shear Strength

340 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

530 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

280 MPa

Hardness

Brinell Hardness

190

Rockwell B Hardness

Physical

Density

7.8 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

270 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Corrosion

390 °C

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

740 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1450 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1400 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

480 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

28 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

7.6 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

9.9 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

20 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

2.9 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

3.3 % IACS

Calculated

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

110 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

210 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

25 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

19 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

19 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

6.5 % relative

Embodied Carbon

1.9 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

27 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

27 MJ/kg 11 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

99 L/kg

Embodied Water

99 L/kg 12 gal/lb

Registered Designations & Aliases

403AISI 403AISI 403 (S40300) Stainless SteelS40300

Standards

ASTM A176 ASTM A176: Standard Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip

ASTM A176 ASTM A176: Standard Specification for Stainless and Heat-Resisting Chromium Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip ASTM A473: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Forgings ASTM A479: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels ASTM A276: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes Creep-Resistant Steels, Fujio Abe et al. (editors), 2008 ASTM A240: Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications Advanced Materials in Automotive Engineering, Jason Rowe (editor), 2012 Welding Metallurgy of Stainless Steels, Erich Folkhard et al., 2012 ASTM A959: Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels Pressure Vessels: External Pressure Technology, 2nd ed., Carl T. F. Ross, 2011

ASTM A240 ASTM A240: Standard Specification for Chromium and Chromium-Nickel Stainless Steel Plate, Sheet, and Strip for Pressure Vessels and for General Applications

ASTM A276 ASTM A276: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes

ASTM A473 ASTM A473: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Forgings

ASTM A479 ASTM A479: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Bars and Shapes for Use in Boilers and Other Pressure Vessels

ASTM A959 ASTM A959: Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels