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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and EN 1.4490 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.4490 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
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
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
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
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
61.7 to 70.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030