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C26200 Brass vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S30600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
58.9 to 65.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0