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CC760S Brass vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 CC760S brass and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 51
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 180
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 38
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 40
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
20
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.2
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.2
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Arsenic (As), % 0.050 to 0.15
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 83 to 88
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
60.9 to 68
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
17 to 19
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10.7 to 17
0