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S17600 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

S17600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 410
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.6 to 11
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 940 to 1490
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70 to 150
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4390
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 54
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 37
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 50
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.6
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
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
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1