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S17600 Stainless Steel vs. C83400 Brass

S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 S17600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940 to 1490
240
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
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70 to 150
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4390
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 54
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 37
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 50
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.6
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7