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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1536 Steel

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1536 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180 to 200
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
640 to 720

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
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
19
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
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.2 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050