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C26000 Brass vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.4 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
71.5 to 79.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0