C68700 Brass vs. R60901 Alloy
C68700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R60901 alloy 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 R60901 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 98 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 37 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 | |
| 500 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 140 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
| 250 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 270 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 100 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 6.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 340 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 90 | |
| 640 to 760 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 8.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 30 | |
| 9.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 58 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 1.8 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0.020 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 76 to 79 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 2.4 to 2.8 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17.8 to 22.2 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 96.8 to 97.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.29 |