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C38000 Brass vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C38000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C38000 brass and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Shear Strength, MPa 230
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
41.7 to 50.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0