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C43500 Brass vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43500 brass and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 46
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 310
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 530
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 480
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
32
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65 to 1040
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 83
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 15.4 to 20.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0