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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. CC750S Brass

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC750S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 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 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC750S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
54
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 44
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
6.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.3
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
26.3 to 36