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C42200 Brass vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
39
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
29 to 36.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0