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C26200 Brass vs. AISI 405 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26200 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 405 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 93
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
82.5 to 88.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0