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C85400 Brass vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

C85400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 C85400 brass and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
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
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
0
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0