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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4851 Nickel

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 2.4851 nickel.

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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
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
49
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
8.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
280

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
21 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
7.7 to 18
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5