Corrosion Resistant SS · Austenitic
Stainless Steel 301
Stainless Steel 301 is a corrosion resistant stainless steel — highest strength stainless spring. Typical values: 275 MPa yield, 8.03 g/cm³, rated to 800 °C. Available for Sheet metal at FabDigit.
Properties
Typical room-temperature values in the Cold Rolled condition. Metric first, imperial in gray. The bars show where 301 sits against the other 87 stainless steel grades in the catalog.
Datasheet
| Yield strength | 275 MPa40 ksi |
|---|---|
| Tensile strength | 760 MPa110 ksi |
| Hardness | 165 HB |
| Density | 8.03 g/cm³0.29 lb/in³ |
| Specific strength (yield ÷ density) | 34 |
| Min service temp | -200 °C-328 °F |
| Max service temp | 800 °C1,472 °F |
| Electrical conductivity | 2.4 % IACS1.4 MS/m |
| Machinability | Fair35 / 100 |
| Weldability | Excellent85 / 100 |
| Formability | Very good70 / 100 |
| ISO 513 machining group | M |
Values are nominal handbook figures for design screening. Certified mill or lot data ships with every FabDigit order on request.
Against other stainless steel grades
Strength versus weight in the stainless steel family
Yield strength against density for every stainless steel grade FabDigit runs. 301 is highlighted; hover a dot for its name, or open the interactive family chart.
Manufacturability
The process limits FabDigit's quote engine applies to 301. Design inside these and the part quotes instantly; outside them it routes to an engineer.
Sheet metal
| Formability | Better70 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Weldability | Better85 / 100 |
| Bendable | Yes |
Conditions and tempers
How 301 is supplied and what each state is for. The default is what FabDigit quotes unless your drawing says otherwise.
| Condition | Best for | Yield MPa | Tensile MPa | Elong. % | Hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cold RolledDefault Cold Work | Smoother and more precise than hot rolled — panels, brackets | — | — | — | — |
Annealed Temper | Softest supply state — for forming, or when you heat-treat after machining | — | — | — | — |
Half Hard Cold Work | Bendable yet springy — terminals, clips | — | — | — | — |
Full Hard Cold Work | Maximum stiffness strip — flat springs, shims | — | — | — | — |
Heat treatment and post-processing
Operations FabDigit's suppliers routinely run on 301, ranked by how often they make sense for this grade.
Heat treatment
| Solution Anneal | Dissolve carbides; reset austenite (stainless) |
|---|---|
| Stress Relief | Reduce residual stress without changing structure |
| Quench & Temper | Achieve target hardness with controlled toughness28–55 HRC |
Post-processing
| Manual Deburr | Deburrstandard |
|---|---|
| Passivate (Citric) | Passivation |
| Edge Break (0.5mm) | Deburr |
| Passivate (Nitric / AMS 2700) | Passivation |
| Electropolish | Polish |
| Glass Bead Blast | Blast |
| Laser Mark | Marking |
| CMM Inspection | Inspection |
| FAI Report | Inspection |
| Individual Bag | Packaging |
Surface finishes for 301
Coatings and treatments compatible with stainless steel on the processes 301 runs on. Pick them in the quote configurator or call them out on the drawing.
Passivation
- Electropolishing
- Passivation (Stainless Steel)
- Pickling
Plating
- Chrome Plating
- Electroless Nickel (EN)
- Gold Plating
- Hard Chrome Plating
- Nickel Plating
- Silver Plating
PVD Coating
- AlCrN
- AlTiN
- CrN
- DLC
- MoS2
- TiAlN
- TiB2
- TiCN
- TiN
- WC/C
- ZrN
Organic Coating
- Cerakote
- Epoxy Coating
- Painting
- Powder Coating
- PTFE Coating
CVD Coating
- CVD Al2O3
- CVD TiCN
- CVD TiN
- Multilayer CVD
Marking / Decoration
- Chemical Etching
- Dot Peen Marking
- Electro-chemical Etching
- Embossing / Debossing
- Ink Stamping
- Laser Marking
- Mechanical Engraving
- Steel Stamping
- Vibro Engraving / Scribing
Black / Phosphate
- Black Oxide
Thermal Spray
- HVOF Coating
- Plasma Spray
Equivalent designations
Standards and trade names that resolve to Stainless Steel 301 in FabDigit's catalog. Equivalence is nominal — check the exact specification when certification matters.
- UNS
- S30100
- EN / DIN / Werkstoff-Nr.
- 1.4310X12CrNi17-7X10CrNi18-8
- GB (China)
- 1Cr17Ni7
- JIS
- SUS301
Stock forms
Raw-material forms FabDigit sources 301 in.
Property data is compiled from published supplier and standards handbooks and normalised for comparison; hardness values on non-Brinell scales are converted approximately for charting only. Manufacturability limits are FabDigit quote-engine defaults and may be relaxed by engineering review. Nothing on this page is a certification — request mill certs, CoC or material test reports with your order.