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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CC50 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
62.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040