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C68400 Brass vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
77
Shear Strength, MPa 330
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
14
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0