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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C85900 Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85900 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 C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.5
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 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7