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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4301 stainless steel and AISI 384 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
60.9 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
17 to 19
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030