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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C26800 Brass

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C26800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 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 AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3