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C85900 Brass vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
30
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
39.5 to 50.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0