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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and AISI 304Cu stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 610
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
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 39
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0