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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C66200 Brass

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C66200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
8.0 to 15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 500 to 570
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
410 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
150
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
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
40 to 66
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
760 to 1030
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86.6 to 91
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
0.3 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.2 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
6.5 to 12.9
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5