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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7MS Steel

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7MS steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
45.4 to 53.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
22 to 25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030