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C26000 Brass vs. S17400 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S17400 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is S17400 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
11 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
570 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
910 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
580 to 1250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
14
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
880 to 4060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
32 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
27 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
30 to 46

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
70.4 to 78.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0