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C66700 Brass vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

C66700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66700 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 58
11 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 530
560 to 850
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 690
800 to 1430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 640
450 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1050
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
11
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 150
150 to 430
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1900
510 to 3060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
62.6 to 68.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 26.3 to 30.7
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0