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N08135 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08135 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 94
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 30.2 to 42.3
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 38
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1