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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. CC764S Brass

AISI 304N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 360
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
94
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2