Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. C47940 Brass
Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is C47940 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 38 | |
| 14 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 910 | |
| 380 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 870 | |
| 160 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 850 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 160 | |
| 68 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 2010 | |
| 120 to 740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 30 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 63 to 66 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 48.2 to 53 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 49 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 28.1 to 34.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |