C99400 Brass vs. R60706 Alloy

C99400 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while R60706 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C99400 brass and the bottom bar is R60706 alloy.

UNS C99400 Brass UNS R60706 Zirconium-Niobium Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		98

Poisson's Ratio		0.34
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		44
Shear Modulus, GPa		37

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		580

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		230 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		270

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		6.7

Embodied Water, L/kg		310
Embodied Water, L/kg		450

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		230 to 590
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		760

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		8.1

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		24

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0.5 to 2.0
Aluminum (Al), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.2

Copper (Cu), %		83.5 to 96.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Hafnium (Hf), %		0
Hafnium (Hf), %		0 to 4.5

Hydrogen (H), %		0
Hydrogen (H), %		0 to 0.0050

Iron (Fe), %		1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.2

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		1.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		2.0 to 3.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0 to 0.025

Oxygen (O), %		0
Oxygen (O), %		0 to 0.16

Silicon (Si), %		0.5 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		0

Zinc (Zn), %		0.5 to 5.0
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		91 to 98

Residuals, %		0 to 0.3
Residuals, %		0