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N08031 Stainless Steel vs. C99400 Brass

N08031 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99400 brass belongs to the copper 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 N08031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C99400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

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