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C66300 Brass vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C66300 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 C66300 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, % 2.3 to 22
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 470
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 810
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 800
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 98
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2850
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 28
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 87.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.4 to 2.4
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
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 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 12.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0