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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6212 Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and EN 1.6212 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 1.6212 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
96.9 to 99.13
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0.15 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050