C68700 Brass vs. Grade 360 Molybdenum
C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while grade 360 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C68700 brass and the bottom bar is grade 360 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 430 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 270 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 46 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 90 | |
| 120 to 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 14 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.8 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 76 to 79 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17.8 to 22.2 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |