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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. AISI 309 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and AISI 309 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 309 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34 to 47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
250 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
200 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
58 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
12 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030