C99400 Brass vs. Grade 360 Molybdenum
C99400 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is grade 360 molybdenum.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 120 | |
310 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 44 | |
120 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
430 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 370 | |
270 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 230 | |
370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 400 | |
250 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
10 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
28 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
330 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 310 | |
360 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 590 | |
120 to 450 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.5 | |
17 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 17 | |
12 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
12 to 16 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
14 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Copper (Cu), % | 83.5 to 96.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 1.0 to 3.0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
99.9 to 100 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 3.5 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0.5 to 5.0 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |