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C85900 Brass vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 C85900 brass and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 30
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0