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C99750 Brass vs. N08926 Stainless Steel

C99750 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99750 brass and the bottom bar is N08926 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
200
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 280
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 300
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 3.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 61
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
41.7 to 50.4
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 23
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 5.0
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
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 23
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0