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C42500 Brass vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42500 brass and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 60 to 92
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
37
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
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 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0