C48600 Brass vs. Solder Alloy 181
C48600 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while solder alloy 181 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C48600 brass and the bottom bar is solder alloy 181.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 18 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 25 | |
| 41 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.44 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 39 | |
| 6.1 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 360 | |
| 27 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 26 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 900 | |
| 310 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 890 | |
| 300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 130 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 21 | |
| 29 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 25 | |
| 9.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 11 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 6.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 0.86 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 7.7 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 9.5 to 12 | |
| 0.66 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 1.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.3 to 12 | |
| 3.8 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0.020 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 62 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 96.2 to 98 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 33.4 to 39.7 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |