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C26200 Brass vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08800 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
4.5 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
340 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

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
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
39.5 to 50.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0