C42600 Brass vs. R05252 Alloy
C42600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R05252 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 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 C42600 brass and the bottom bar is R05252 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 40 | |
| 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 410 to 830 | |
| 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 810 | |
| 220 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 6.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 600 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 9.4 to 140 | |
| 63 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 2970 | |
| 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 6.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 27 | |
| 5.2 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 23 | |
| 6.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 29 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 87 to 90 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.020 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 88.8 to 91 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 2.5 to 4.0 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 5.3 to 10.4 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |