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C99700 Brass vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N08926 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 C99700 brass and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 46
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.5 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 54 to 65.5
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
41.7 to 50.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 2.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 11 to 15
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 19 to 25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0