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C69300 Brass vs. N08800 Stainless Steel

C69300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C69300 brass and the bottom bar is N08800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.5 to 15
4.5 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 370
340 to 580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 630
500 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 390
190 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 860
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 47 to 70
42 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 700
96 to 1740
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 21
18 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 22
13 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 73 to 77
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
39.5 to 50.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.1
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.15
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 18.4 to 24.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0