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AISI 384 Stainless Steel vs. C84200 Brass

AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 384 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84200 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
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

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
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
350

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
10
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 82
Iron (Fe), % 60.9 to 68
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7