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C26000 Brass vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
15 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
38
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
29.9 to 44
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0