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C26000 Brass vs. N08535 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08535 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 N08535 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
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
230

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
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.3
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
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
29.4 to 44.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
29 to 36.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0