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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. CC761S Brass

N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC761S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08926 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC761S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
8.7
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
960
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
40
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
43

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
27
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
8.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
78 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.9 to 19