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C15500 Copper vs. C26000 Brass

Both C15500 copper and C26000 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C15500 copper and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 37
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Shear Strength, MPa 190 to 320
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 550
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 530
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1080
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 350
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 90
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 91
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 360
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 84
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 72 to 1210
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.6 to 17
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 17
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 100
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 20
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 99.75 to 99.853
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Magnesium (Mg), % 0.080 to 0.13
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.040 to 0.080
0
Silver (Ag), % 0.027 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants