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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
69
Shear Strength, MPa 370
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15