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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
8.0 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 370
350 to 690
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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