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C27000 Brass vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
39
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0