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C66900 Brass vs. N08811 Stainless Steel

C66900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08811 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is N08811 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
77
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
39.5 to 50.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0