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C49300 Brass vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

C49300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
500 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
220 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
33 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
130 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
50.7 to 56.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0