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C23000 Brass vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C23000 brass and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.9 to 47
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 340
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 590
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 83 to 480
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 37
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 39
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
30
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.2 to 260
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 31 to 1040
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9 to 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.4 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 86
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
39.5 to 50.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 13.7 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0