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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. C44400 Brass

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C44400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C44400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
26
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
25.2 to 29.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4