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C26000 Brass vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S46910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
2.2 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
23 to 84

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.5
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
65 to 76
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants