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C46200 Brass vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C46200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C46200 brass and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 34
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 290
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 480
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 290
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
39
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 100
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 400
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 33.3 to 37.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0