C42200 Brass vs. Solder Alloy 101
C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while solder alloy 101 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C42200 brass and the bottom bar is solder alloy 101.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 38 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 46 | |
| 48 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 610 | |
| 31 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 100 to 570 | |
| 27 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 46 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1040 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1020 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 130 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 25 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 31 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 32 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 180 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 930 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 to 110 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 49 to 1460 | |
| 9.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 2.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 19 | |
| 1.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 2.5 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 39 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 10 to 21 | |
| 2.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86 to 89 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 35.8 to 37.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.8 to 1.4 | |
| 62.5 to 63.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 8.7 to 13.2 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |