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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C23000 Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C23000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 88
48 to 87
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Shear Strength, MPa 490
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
11 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
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
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2