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AISI 348 Stainless Steel vs. C32000 Brass

AISI 348 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 348 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C32000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 41
6.8 to 29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 400
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
270 to 470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
78 to 390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
36
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
37

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
30 to 59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
28 to 680
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
8.8 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
11 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.5 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83.5 to 86.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 74
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.6 to 15
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4