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C26000 Brass vs. AISI 430FSe Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AISI 430FSe stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is AISI 430FSe stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
79.5 to 84
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.060
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0