C26000 Brass vs. AWS E2593
C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E2593 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.5 to 66 | |
17 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 320 to 680 | |
850 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
300 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
16 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
22 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
4.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
59 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
190 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 23 | |
30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 21 | |
25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
4.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 23 | |
21 |
Alloy Composition
Bismuth (Bi), % | 0 to 0.0059 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
24 to 27 |
Copper (Cu), % | 68.5 to 71.5 | |
1.5 to 3.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
52.7 to 62.5 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
2.9 to 3.9 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
8.5 to 10.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 28.1 to 31.5 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |