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C87500 Brass vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

C87500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
300
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
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
32
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
38.8 to 53
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0