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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C87900 Brass

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C87900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
24
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
63 to 69.2
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.8 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30 to 36