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C32000 Brass vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

C32000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08925 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C32000 brass and the bottom bar is N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 29
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 280
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
42.7 to 50.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0