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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. CC753S Brass

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC753S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
33.1 to 40