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C43000 Brass vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

C43000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21600 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 C43000 brass and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 100
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
79
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 410
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
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 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
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), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0