| Chemical Elements and Abbreviations | |||||||||
| Aluminum | AI | Molybdenum | Mo | Silicon | Si | ||||
| Carbon | C | Nickel | Ni | Sulfur | S | ||||
| Columbium | Cb | Nitrogen | N2 | Titanium | Ti | ||||
| Chromium | Cr | Phosphorus | P | Tungsten | W | ||||
| Manganese | Mn | Selenuim | Se | Zirconium | Zr | ||||
| Chemical Composition, percent. Maximum unless otherwise shown. | |||||||||
| Type | C | Mn | P | S | Si | Cr | Ni | Mo | |
| 303 | 0.15 | 2.00 | 0.2 | 0.15 | 1.0 | 17.00/19.00 | 8.00/10.00 | 0.6 | |
| 304 | 0.08 | 2 | 0.045 | 0.03 | 0.75 | 18.00/20.00 | 8.00/10.50 | 0 | |
| Average Physical Properties of Stainless Steel | |||||||||
| Tensile | Yield | %Elongation | %Reduction | Hardness | |||||
| Type | (psi) | (psi) | in 2" | of Area | Brinell | Rockwell | |||
| 303 | Annealed Bars | 85/95,000 | 30/40,000 | 45/55 | 50/60 | 160/180 | 83/89B | ||
| Annealed C.D. Bars | 90/110,000 | 50/70,000 | 35/45 | 45/55 | 160/225 | 83/100B | |||
| 304 | C.R. Sheets | 80/90,000 | 30/40,000 | 55/65 | 65/75 | 150/180 | 80/90B | ||
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