C68400 Brass vs. K93050 Alloy
C68400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while K93050 alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C68400 brass and the bottom bar is K93050 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 | |
| 500 to 680 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 210 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 4.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 17 to 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 16 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 59 to 64 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 61.4 to 63.9 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 36 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0.030 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Selenium (Se), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 28.6 to 39.3 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |