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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C84000 Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84000 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 C84000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
940
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
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
58
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
83
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.0

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
82 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.010
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0.5 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.0 to 14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7