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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. C44500 Brass

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C44500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
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
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.020 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4