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C84500 Brass vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

C84500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08028 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C84500 brass and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 980
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 360
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
37
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 45
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 77 to 79
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
29 to 40.4
Lead (Pb), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 10 to 14
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0