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C47000 Brass vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C47000 brass and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 36
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
14
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.25 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 42.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0