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C26200 Brass vs. S44535 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S44535 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 S44535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 55 to 93
77
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
73.2 to 79.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.040 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.030 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0