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EN 1.8818 Steel vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8818 steel and AISI 304Cu stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% 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 EN 1.8818 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 280
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 48
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.034
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 99.985
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.35
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.017
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0