C27200 Brass vs. Commercially Pure Zirconium
C27200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while commercially pure zirconium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C27200 brass and the bottom bar is commercially pure zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 98 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 50 | |
| 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 590 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 410 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 5.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 270 | |
| 65 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 810 | |
| 290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 20 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 20 | |
| 56 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.16 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 34.6 to 38 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 94.7 to 100 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |