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C43400 Brass vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C43400 brass and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 54 to 94
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
37
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 57 to 1420
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
29 to 40.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0