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C33200 Brass vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08800 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 C33200 brass and the bottom bar is N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
4.5 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
340 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
39.5 to 50.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0