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C69700 Brass vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C69700 brass and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
32
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 80
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 13.9 to 22
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0