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S41050 Stainless Steel vs. C26800 Brass

S41050 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C26800 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 S41050 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 77
53 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
10 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.2 to 88.9
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.6 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3