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AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 304Cu stainless steel and S30415 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel and the bottom bar is S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 370
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 63.9 to 72
67.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030