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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. CC762S Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC762S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC762S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
7.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
840
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
3.0 to 7.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
1.5 to 4.0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
2.5 to 5.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.4 to 36