C43500 Brass vs. Grade 702C Zirconium
C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 702C 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 C43500 brass and the bottom bar is grade 702C zirconium.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 97 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.5 to 46 | |
| 13 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 36 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 530 | |
| 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 480 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 6.7 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 450 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 120 | |
| 52 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 65 to 1040 | |
| 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 8.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 17 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 37 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 18 | |
| 55 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 79 to 83 | |
| 0 |
| Hafnium (Hf), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 4.5 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.6 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 15.4 to 20.4 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 94.8 to 100 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |