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C26000 Brass vs. S35000 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is S35000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
740 to 950
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
1300 to 1570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
660 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
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
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
28 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
1070 to 3360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
46 to 56
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
34 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
42 to 51

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.070 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
72.7 to 76.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants