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C41500 Brass vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C41500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 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 C41500 brass and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 42
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 62 to 90
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 360
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 560
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 550
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
17
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 120
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1340
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 89 to 93
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
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
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 2.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 4.2 to 9.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0