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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and AISI 384 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 770
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
60.9 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0