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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. CC763S Brass

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC763S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC763S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
870
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
29
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56.5 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.9 to 41