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C26200 Brass vs. S30452 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30452 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 S30452 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
34
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
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
66.3 to 73.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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