C68800 Brass vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy
C68800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C68800 brass and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 36 | |
2.0 to 38 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 to 890 | |
510 to 910 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 790 | |
260 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 190 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 960 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 950 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
460 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 18 | |
3.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 20 | |
4.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
33 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
8.4 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
5.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 48 | |
81 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 350 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 16 to 180 | |
18 to 160 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 710 to 2860 | |
170 to 2010 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 30 | |
17 to 30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 25 | |
17 to 25 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 30 | |
16 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 3.0 to 3.8 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0.25 to 0.55 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 70.8 to 75.5 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
48.2 to 53 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
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 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 21.3 to 24.1 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |