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C26000 Brass vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
39
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0