AISI 304Cu (S30430) Stainless Steel
Austenitic & General Stainless Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength530MPa
Yield Strength210MPa
Brinell Hardness160HB
Maximum Service Temperature930°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.030%
CR
17 to 19%
NI
8.0 to 10%
MN
0 to 2.0%
SI
0 to 1.0%
P
0 to 0.045%
S
0 to 0.030%
CU
3.0 to 4.0%
FE
63.9 to 72%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
45 %
Fatigue Strength
190 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
76 GPa
Shear Strength
370 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
530 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
210 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
160
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
290 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
420 °C
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
930 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1410 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1370 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
13 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
3.5 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
16 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
12 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.8 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
190 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
110 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
19 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
19 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
16 % relative
Embodied Carbon
3.0 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
43 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
43 MJ/kg 18 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
150 L/kg
Embodied Water
150 L/kg 18 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
304CuAISI 304CuAISI 304Cu (S30430) Stainless SteelS30430
Standards
ASTM A493 ASTM A493: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods for Cold Heading and Cold Forging
ASTM A493 ASTM A493: Standard Specification for Stainless Steel Wire and Wire Rods for Cold Heading and Cold Forging Welding Metallurgy of Stainless Steels, Erich Folkhard et al., 2012 ASTM A959: Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels
ASTM A959 ASTM A959: Standard Guide for Specifying Harmonized Standard Grade Compositions for Wrought Stainless Steels