C69700 Brass vs. Solder Alloy 503
C69700 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while solder alloy 503 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C69700 brass and the bottom bar is solder alloy 503.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 54 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 20 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 57 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 69 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 930 | |
| 380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 880 | |
| 220 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
| 230 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 | |
| 61 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 19 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 16 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.3 | |
| 4.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 2.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 3.5 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 75 to 80 | |
| 5.5 to 6.5 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.5 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 90.8 to 92.7 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 13.9 to 22 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |