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AISI 309HCb Stainless Steel vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 309HCb 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 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 309HCb 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 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
910
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 15
16
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 23
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 56 to 66
60.9 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 16
17 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030