C47940 Brass vs. Solder Alloy 301
C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while solder alloy 301 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C47940 brass and the bottom bar is solder alloy 301.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 100 | |
| 40 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 34 | |
| 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 40 | |
| 15 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 520 | |
| 55 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 160 to 390 | |
| 49 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 170 | |
| 55 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 850 | |
| 140 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 800 | |
| 140 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 380 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 110 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 13 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 47 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 68 to 100 | |
| 27 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 740 | |
| 30 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.1 | |
| 2.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 1.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 36 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 7.2 |
Alloy Composition
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| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Arsenic (As), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 | |
| 56.5 to 59 |
| Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 63 to 66 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| 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 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 1.2 to 2.0 | |
| 41 to 43 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 28.1 to 34.6 | |
| 0 to 0.0010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |