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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E430Nb

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and AWS E430Nb are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 E430Nb.

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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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
76.2 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
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