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C46500 Brass vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

C46500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C46500 brass and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 50
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
81
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 380
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 610
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
39
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 160
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 1170
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
14

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 62
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
29 to 36.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.2 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0