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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C41300 Brass

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C41300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C41300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
2.0 to 44
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
300 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
120 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1010
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
11 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
69 to 1440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
9.6 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
11 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
11 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 93
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.1 to 10.3
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5