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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A572 Steel

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and ASTM A572 steel are iron alloys. There are 25 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 ASTM A572 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
470 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2 to 8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 18