S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C35300 Brass

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C35300 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 C35300 brass.

UNS S21460 (XM-14) Stainless Steel UNS C35300 (CW606N) Leaded Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		39

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		340 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		910

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		890

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		380

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		8.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.6

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		7.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12 to 22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 21

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 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), %		60 to 63

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

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		1.5 to 2.5

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), %		33.9 to 38.5

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5