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C42200 Brass vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C42200 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 C42200 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 46
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 56 to 87
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 350
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1020
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
17
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
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 to 0.35
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0