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C99400 Brass vs. N08031 Stainless Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is N08031 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
39
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
29 to 36.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0