C48200 Brass vs. Grade 361 Molybdenum
C48200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 361 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C48200 brass and the bottom bar is grade 361 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 40 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 400 to 500 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 320 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 330 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 61 to 140 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 500 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.4 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 35.5 to 40.1 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |