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C87800 Brass vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08925 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87800 brass and the bottom bar is N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
33
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 80 to 84.2
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
42.7 to 50.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.8 to 4.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0