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S28200 Stainless Steel vs. C69700 Brass

S28200 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S28200 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C69700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 45
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Shear Strength, MPa 610
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
26
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 330
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 540
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 57.7 to 64.1
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5