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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316LMn

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
47.5 to 59.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030