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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6958 steel and AISI 304Cu stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 700
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 700
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0