C26000 Brass vs. AWS BNi-6

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS BNi-6 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is AWS BNi-6.

UNS C26000 (CW505L) Cartridge Brass AWS BNi-6 (N99700) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		160

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.31

Shear Modulus, GPa		41
Shear Modulus, GPa		62

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		880

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		880

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		25
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		320
Embodied Water, L/kg		210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		11

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.050

Bismuth (Bi), %		0 to 0.0059
Bismuth (Bi), %		0

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Cobalt (Co), %		0
Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.1

Copper (Cu), %		68.5 to 71.5
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		87.2 to 90

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		10 to 12

Selenium (Se), %		0
Selenium (Se), %		0 to 0.0050

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.050

Zinc (Zn), %		28.1 to 31.5
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Zirconium (Zr), %		0
Zirconium (Zr), %		0 to 0.050

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5