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C87500 Brass vs. N08811 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08811 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is N08811 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
30
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0
39.5 to 50.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0