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C26000 Brass vs. AWS E312

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E312 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is AWS E312.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
20
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
18

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
52.3 to 63.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 10.5
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