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C26200 Brass vs. N08810 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08810 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26200 brass and the bottom bar is N08810 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1350
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
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 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