C66200 Brass vs. R05200 Tantalum
C66200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R05200 tantalum 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is R05200 tantalum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 15 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.33 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 42 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 210 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 480 | |
| 140 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 140 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 150 | |
| 59 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 18 | |
| 6.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 17 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 650 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 66 | |
| 5.5 to 53 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 760 to 1030 | |
| 50 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 11 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 3.6 to 9.0 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 4.8 to 8.8 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 45 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 13 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 86.6 to 91 | |
| 0 |
| Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.3 to 1.0 | |
| 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), % | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Tantalum (Ta), % | 0 | |
| 99.8 to 100 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0.2 to 0.7 | |
| 0 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 6.5 to 12.9 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |