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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and AISI 384 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
60.9 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030