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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and S46500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1260 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
680
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8