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Brass C360 vs. Plywood

Compare Brass C360 vs. Plywood strength, stiffness, weight and thermal properties.

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Brass C360Wrought
PlywoodNatural
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Mechanical
Yield strength310MPasourcetypical, 0.5% extension under loadnot given (tensile used)
Ultimate tensile strength400MPasourcetypical41.4MPasourcemodulus of rupture (no direct tensile value)
Flexural strengthnot sourced41.4MPasourcestatic bending MOR (Douglas-fir); range 33.72-42.61 across species
Elongation at break25%sourcetypical, 1 in. rodnot sourced
Young's modulus (stiffness)96.5GPasourcetypical, temper-independent7.45GPasourcestatic bending MOE of the panel (Douglas-fir); range 6.96-8.55 across species
Density8,498kg/m³sourcenominalnot sourced
Strength to weight36.5kN·m/kgnot sourced
Stiffness to weight11.4MN·m/kgnot sourced
Poisson's ratio0.34sourcebase material: leaded free-machining brass CuZn39Pb2 (C37700), Wieland-Z30 rolled products, reference value at room temperaturenot sourced
Shear modulus36GPanot sourced
Bulk modulus101GPanot sourced
Speed of sound3,370m/snot sourced
Thermal
Thermal conductivity116W/m·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C0.12W/m·KsourceAPA-recommended design value (Douglas-fir plywood), as reported by FPL/ORNL
Thermal expansion20.5µm/m·Ksourcetypical, mean 20-300 °C3.1–4.5µm/m·Ksourcebase material: solid wood parallel to grain, ovendry, range across species
100 mm part over a 50 °C swing103µm growth19µm growth5.39x less
Specific heat377J/kg·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C1,700J/kg·Ksourcebase material: solid wood (all species), 12% MC, 27 C
Heats up and cools (diffusivity)36.2mm²/snot sourced
Thermal shock resistance11,997W/mnot sourced
Melting point888–899°Csourcesolidus-liquidusnot sourced
Values forC36000 free-cutting brass, H02 half-hard rod 1 in. section (20% cold work), copper.org typical valuesDouglas-fir plywood sheathing (construction plywood per PS 1), static bending properties from USDA FPL Wood Handbook FPL-GTR-282 Ch. 12 Table 12-2 (Biblis 2000)

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Questions

Is Brass C360 stronger than Plywood?

Brass C360 is stronger: its yield strength is 310 MPa against tensile strength 41.4 MPa for Plywood (7.49x).

Which is stiffer, Brass C360 or Plywood?

Brass C360 is stiffer: Young's modulus 96.5 GPa against 7.45 GPa for Plywood, so the same part in Brass C360 deflects less under the same load.

Which conducts heat better, Brass C360 or Plywood?

Brass C360 conducts heat better: 116 W/m·K against 0.12 W/m·K for Plywood.

Which expands less with temperature?

Plywood expands less: 3.8 µm/m·K against 20.5 µm/m·K for Brass C360.

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