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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. C84000 Brass

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 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 C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
65
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
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
49
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
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0.5 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7