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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

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
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030