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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C85400 Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85400 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 C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
55
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 3.8
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 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1