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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C83300 Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C83300 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 C83300 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
35
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
35
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1060
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
60
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
6.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.9

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 94
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 6.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7