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C24000 Brass vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C24000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 52 to 91
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 640
690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 970
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 78.5 to 81.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 18.2 to 21.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.2
0