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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. CC760S Brass

AISI 304N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17