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C42500 Brass vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

C42500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 49
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 60 to 92
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 590
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 130
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 64 to 1570
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.9 to 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 87 to 90
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 6.1 to 11.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0