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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. C68000 Brass

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0.2 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.6 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5