C99750 Brass vs. Solder Alloy 715
C99750 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while solder alloy 715 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 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 C99750 brass and the bottom bar is solder alloy 715.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 120 | |
| 16 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 130 | |
| 51 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 30 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.36 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 48 | |
| 19 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 30 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 200 | |
| 61 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 840 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 820 | |
| 220 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 410 | |
| 220 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 22 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 12 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 16 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.6 | |
| 3.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 1.1 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 15 | |
| 1.9 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.25 to 3.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 55 to 61 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 17 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 97.4 to 98.7 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 17 to 23 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |