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SAE-AISI S5 Steel vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI S5 steel and AISI 304Cu stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI S5 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 1940
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 70
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 65
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 97
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.8 to 2.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.35
0