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C23400 Brass vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08320 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23400 brass and the bottom bar is N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 52 to 91
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
28
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 84
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
40.4 to 50
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 15.7 to 19
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0