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C85800 Brass vs. AISI 205 Stainless Steel

C85800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 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 C85800 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 205 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 15
11 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
800 to 1430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
450 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
11
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
150 to 430
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
510 to 3060
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
29 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
25 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.12 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
62.6 to 68.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
14 to 15.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.32 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.3
0