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C66200 Brass vs. N08925 Stainless Steel

C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08925 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66200 brass and the bottom bar is N08925 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
80
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 300
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
33
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
0.8 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
42.7 to 50.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0