R60901 Alloy vs. C35300 Brass
R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C35300 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 16 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60901 alloy and the bottom bar is C35300 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 580 | |
| 340 to 650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 270 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.3 | |
| 21 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 6.6 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 12 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 13 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.7 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 to 67 | |
| 11 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 60 to 63 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.4 to 2.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 33.9 to 38.5 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 96.8 to 97.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |