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SAE-AISI 1213 Steel vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1213 steel and AISI 304Cu stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 SAE-AISI 1213 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 360
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 600
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 470
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 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 580
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 19
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.24 to 0.33
0 to 0.030