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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and grade VDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
46
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
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020