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C27000 Brass vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

C27000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27000 brass and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
32
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 68.5
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 37
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0