C24000 Brass vs. R05240 Alloy
C24000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R05240 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 14 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C24000 brass and the bottom bar is R05240 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 150 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 57 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 310 to 640 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 6.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 460 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 6.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 21 | |
| 5.4 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 6.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 22 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 78.5 to 81.5 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 35 to 42 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 57.9 to 65 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 18.2 to 21.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |