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C85200 Brass vs. S21460 Stainless Steel

C85200 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85200 brass and the bottom bar is S21460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
14
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 74
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
57.3 to 63.7
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
14 to 16
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 2.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 20 to 27
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.9
0