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C68000 Brass vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C68000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C68000 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, % 27
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
39
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0