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C42500 Brass vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C42500 brass and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
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
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
39
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

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 Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
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 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0