Cold Worked Alloy 360 vs. C46400 Brass
Cold worked alloy 360 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C46400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 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 cold worked alloy 360 and the bottom bar is C46400 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 1.0 | |
| 17 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 670 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1190 | |
| 400 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1170 | |
| 160 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 890 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 120 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 26 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.4 | |
| 29 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 12 | |
| 76 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 3440 | |
| 120 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 40 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 30 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 38 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 | |
| 13 to 16 |