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S32803 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both S32803 stainless steel and AISI 304Cu stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32803 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 29
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 67.1
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
8.0 to 10
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0035
0 to 0.030