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C26200 Brass vs. S35045 Stainless Steel

C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S35045 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is S35045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
34
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
29.4 to 42.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
32 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0