C21000 Brass vs. R05240 Alloy

C21000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C21000 brass and the bottom bar is R05240 alloy.

UNS C21000 (CW500L) Gilding Brass UNS R05240 Tantalum-Niobium Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		150

Elongation at Break, %		2.9 to 50
Elongation at Break, %		25

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		43
Shear Modulus, GPa		57

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		240 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		270

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		69 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		210

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		190

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		6.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		14

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		460

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		13 to 100
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		59

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		21 to 830
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		90

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.3

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		13

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		7.4 to 14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.4

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		9.6 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		6.8

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1 to 15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.010

Copper (Cu), %		94 to 96
Copper (Cu), %		0

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0015

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.010

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.030
Lead (Pb), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.020

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.010

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		35 to 42

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.010

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.0050

Tantalum (Ta), %		0
Tantalum (Ta), %		57.9 to 65

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.010

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 0.050

Zinc (Zn), %		3.7 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.2
Residuals, %		0