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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. EN 2.4878 Nickel

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4878 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 2.4878 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1210 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
370

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
41 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
37 to 39

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.6
Boron (B), % 0
0.010 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.030 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
23 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
43.6 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0070
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.8 to 3.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.030 to 0.070