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C43400 Brass vs. N08330 Stainless Steel

C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08330 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 C43400 brass and the bottom bar is N08330 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 49
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 54 to 94
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
76
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 390
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 690
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 560
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
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 28
32
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 120
150
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
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 24
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
38.3 to 48.3
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
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.4 to 1.0
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 11.4 to 15.6
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0