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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. CC755S Brass

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC755S 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 CC755S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
9.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
820
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
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59.5 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0.050 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.050
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.8 to 38.9