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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both AISI 384 stainless steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
510 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
47 to 49
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 0.030