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C26200 Brass vs. S28200 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S28200 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is S28200 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
57.7 to 64.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
17 to 19
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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