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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. C84800 Brass

N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08926 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C84800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
830
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.3
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.6
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
75 to 77
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
5.5 to 7.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13 to 17
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7