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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 201

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
390 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
65
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010