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N08926 Stainless Steel vs. C85200 Brass

N08926 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
26
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 84
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.5
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 50.4
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
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 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9