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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C26000 Brass

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
25
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3