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C68400 Brass vs. N08332 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08332 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is N08332 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 330
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
32
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
38.3 to 48.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.0050
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
34 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.75 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.025
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0