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C26800 Brass vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

C26800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26800 brass and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 650
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
17
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 64 to 68.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 36
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0