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C87500 Brass vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
39
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 0
29 to 36.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0