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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. C37700 Brass

N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C37700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N08926 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C37700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
39
Shear Strength, MPa 500
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.7 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5