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SAE-AISI 1552 Steel vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1552 steel and AISI 384 stainless 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 SAE-AISI 1552 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 840
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 30
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 98.3
60.9 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030