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C26000 Brass vs. S40910 Stainless Steel

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S40910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is S40910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
76
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
75
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
94

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 11.7
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
85 to 89.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.17
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0