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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. N10003 Nickel

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10003 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 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 N10003 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
70
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.040 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
6.0 to 8.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
15 to 18
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
64.8 to 79
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5