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C33200 Brass vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

C33200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33200 brass and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.0 to 60
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
75
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 300
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 450
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35 to 150
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 60 to 960
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
59.1 to 65.4
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 29 to 33.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0