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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370
660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
470
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.0 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
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