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C84800 Brass vs. Type 2 Niobium

C84800 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 2 niobium 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 C84800 brass and the bottom bar is Type 2 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 18
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
140
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100
82

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 53
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.6
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
4.6
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.6
7.1
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.2
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 75 to 77
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.020
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
99.5 to 100
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 13 to 17
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0