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C26000 Brass vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S33228 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C26000 brass and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
37
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
36.5 to 42.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0