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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C21000 Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C21000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.9 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 88
36 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Shear Strength, MPa 490
180 to 280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
69 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1070
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
30
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
13 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
21 to 830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.6 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.1 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
94 to 96
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.7 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2