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C84800 Brass vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C84800 brass and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 830
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
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 340
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0