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C42200 Brass vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08926 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 32
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
270
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
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
41.7 to 50.4
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
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
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