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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and ASTM A514 steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
240 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
790 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400 to 440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
37 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3 to 8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.3 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.6 to 1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
21 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48 to 57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 24