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N08810 Stainless Steel vs. C24000 Brass

N08810 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C24000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08810 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C24000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
310 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
10 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
78.5 to 81.5
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
18.2 to 21.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2