C47940 Brass vs. Solder Alloy 171
C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while solder alloy 171 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. 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 C47940 brass and the bottom bar is solder alloy 171.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 38 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 34 | |
| 45 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 14 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 520 | |
| 48 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 47 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 850 | |
| 180 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 190 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 24 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 2.4 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 1.5 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 3.3 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 3.7 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63 to 66 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Indium (In), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0.1 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 34.7 to 36.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.2 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 61.5 to 62.5 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 28.1 to 34.6 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |