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C42500 Brass vs. N08020 Stainless Steel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08020 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 C42500 brass and the bottom bar is N08020 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
15 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
380 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
610 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
270 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
38
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
92
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
83 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
180 to 440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
29.9 to 44
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 38
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0