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C26200 Brass vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S24000 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26200 brass and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 93
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
61.5 to 69
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 14.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0