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C26000 Brass vs. S66286 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S66286 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is S66286 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
17 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
620 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
280 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
150 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
190 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
22 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13.5 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
49.1 to 59.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.4
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0