R60901 Alloy vs. C37100 Brass
R60901 alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while C37100 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is R60901 alloy and the bottom bar is C37100 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 98 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 22 | |
| 8.0 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 37 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 580 | |
| 370 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 390 | |
| 150 to 390 |
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 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 270 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 88 to 100 | |
| 38 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 640 to 760 | |
| 110 to 750 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 8.3 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.7 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 to 67 | |
| 12 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 58 to 62 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 2.4 to 2.8 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 36.3 to 41.4 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 96.8 to 97.5 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |