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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C42200 Brass

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C42200 brass belongs to the copper 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 AISI 205 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 51
2.0 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
210 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
300 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
100 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
29
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
12 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
49 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
11 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5