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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C46500 Brass

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C46500 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 C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4