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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 304Cu Stainless Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and AISI 304Cu stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304Cu stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 46
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 690
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
16
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
63.9 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030