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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1010 Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1010 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 SAE-AISI 1010 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
22 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
230 to 250
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
350 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
190 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
12
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
82 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
100 to 290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
12 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.080 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
99.18 to 99.62
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050