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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035