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N08135 Stainless Steel vs. C85500 Brass

N08135 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 N08135 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 46
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 39
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 94
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.7
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 30.2 to 42.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 38
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9