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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI T4 Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and SAE-AISI T4 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 T4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
800 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
37
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
66.3 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.5 to 19
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.2