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S17600 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 410
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940 to 1490
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
33

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
30
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70 to 150
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4390
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 54
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 37
9.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 50
7.9

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.6
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7