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C26000 Brass vs. AWS E33-31

C26000 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E33-31 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 E33-31.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
36
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
86
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
260

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
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
19

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
31 to 35
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
0.4 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
24.7 to 34.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0