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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C84100 Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C84100 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 C84100 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
65
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
81

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
29
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
24
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
30
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.8

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.090
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
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 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.5 to 4.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 20
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5