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C16500 Copper vs. C26000 Brass

Both C16500 copper and C26000 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C16500 copper and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.5 to 53
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 67 to 73
52 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
41
Shear Strength, MPa 200 to 310
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280 to 530
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 97 to 520
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 340
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 250
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 60
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 61
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 7.8 to 110
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1160
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
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 16
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 74
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8 to 19
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Cadmium (Cd), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 97.8 to 98.9
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants