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S20910 Stainless Steel vs. C99700 Brass

S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C99700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C99700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 39
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 940
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 810
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 260
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 1640
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 21
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
54 to 65.5
Iron (Fe), % 52.1 to 62.1
0 to 1.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
11 to 15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
4.0 to 6.0
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 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
19 to 25
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3