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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. C66200 Brass

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
450 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.6 to 91
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0.3 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5