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C85700 Brass vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

C85700 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85700 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, % 17
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 910
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
39
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 64
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
30.2 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0.8 to 1.5
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), % 32 to 40
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0