S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C27400 Brass

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C27400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C27400 brass.

UNS S21460 (XM-14) Stainless Steel UNS C27400 (CW508L) Yellow Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		40

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		920
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		120

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1380
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		920

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		870

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		14
Base Metal Price, % relative		23

Density, g/cm³		7.6
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		43
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45

Embodied Water, L/kg		160
Embodied Water, L/kg		320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 23

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14 to 21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.12
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		61 to 64

Iron (Fe), %		57.3 to 63.7
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.1

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.050

Manganese (Mn), %		14 to 16
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Nitrogen (N), %		0.35 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), %		0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		35.6 to 39

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3