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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C27200 Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C27200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C27200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
10 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 88
53 to 86
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Shear Strength, MPa 490
230 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
370 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
150 to 410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
30 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
110 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
13 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
14 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
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
34.6 to 38
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3