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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. CC765S Brass

AISI 434 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC765S 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 434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 24
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
91
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19.8 to 47.7