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C85500 Brass vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 C85500 brass and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 410
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
41.7 to 50.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.1 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.9
0