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C85400 Brass vs. S20910 Stainless Steel

C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 C85400 brass and the bottom bar is S20910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
230 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
14 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
780 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
430 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
22
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
120 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
460 to 1640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
52.1 to 62.1
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0