C34200 Brass vs. R05255 Alloy
C34200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R05255 alloy 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. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C34200 brass and the bottom bar is R05255 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 3.0 to 17 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 370 to 650 | |
| 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 420 | |
| 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 6.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 630 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.0 to 98 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 870 | |
| 530 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 6.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 22 | |
| 9.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 20 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 22 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 62 to 65 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 95.9 to 98 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 32 to 36.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |