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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C36200 Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36200 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 C36200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
20 to 53
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 88
62 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Shear Strength, MPa 490
210 to 240
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
130 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
74 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
89 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
11 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
60 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
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
32.4 to 36.5