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C27400 Brass vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C27400 brass and the bottom bar is N08028 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
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 650
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
37
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 61 to 64
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
29 to 40.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 39
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0