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AISI 317L Stainless Steel vs. C38000 Brass

AISI 317L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 317L stainless steel and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 44
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
39
Shear Strength, MPa 380
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 68
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 15
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5