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C36000 Brass vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C36000 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36000 brass and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.8 to 23
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 310
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 530
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
39
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 25 to 62
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 89 to 340
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 18
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 60 to 63
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.7
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), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0