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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. CC764S Brass

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 46
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0.3 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2