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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 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 EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Shear Strength, MPa 370
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

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
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
25 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015