MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C26200 Brass vs. AISI 310 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 310 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 310 stainless steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
34 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 93
82
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
420 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
600 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1040
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
25
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
200 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
170 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
48.2 to 57
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0