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C83300 Brass vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C83300 brass and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 35
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 35
32
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 69
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1060
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 33
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
32
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 60
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 21
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.2
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 48
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.9
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 92 to 94
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
42 to 52.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 6.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0