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C85900 Brass vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C85900 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 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, % 30
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
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
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

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 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
41.7 to 50.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0