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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. CC754S Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC754S brass belongs to the copper 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is CC754S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
90
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
30.2 to 42.5