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S21800 Stainless Steel vs. C47000 Brass

S21800 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47000 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 S21800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C47000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 59.1 to 65.4
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.18
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 3.5 to 4.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.25 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 42.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4