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C99400 Brass vs. N08801 Stainless Steel

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08801 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is N08801 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 370
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 230
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
30
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 590
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 17
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 96.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 1.0 to 3.0
39.5 to 50.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
30 to 34
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0.5 to 5.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0