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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C36000 Brass

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C36000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
5.8 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
210 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
330 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
140 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
25 to 62
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
89 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
11 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
13 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
2.5 to 3.7
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
32.5 to 37.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5