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C23400 Brass vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C23400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23400 brass and the bottom bar is N08700 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
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
82
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
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 84
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
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