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C87900 Brass vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

C87900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C87900 brass and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 51
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
15
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.15
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 63 to 69.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
59.5 to 67.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30 to 36
0