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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and EN 1.4988 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
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
640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
62.1 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85