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C26000 Brass vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
81
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
32
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
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), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0