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C68300 Brass vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

C68300 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 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 C68300 brass and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Antimony (Sb), % 0.3 to 1.0
0
Cadmium (Cd), % 0 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 63
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
48.2 to 53
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 49
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 34.2 to 40.4
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0