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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C23000 Brass

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 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 S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2