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C85400 Brass vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C85400 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85400 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, % 23
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
39
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
33 to 38
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0