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C42200 Brass vs. Type 3 Niobium

C42200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 3 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 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 C42200 brass and the bottom bar is Type 3 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 46
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 610
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 570
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 12 to 110
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 49 to 1460
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.5 to 19
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 21
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.6 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 8.7 to 13.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0