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C26000 Brass vs. C14520 Copper

Both C26000 brass and C14520 copper are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C14520 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
9.0 to 9.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
43
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
290 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1050
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
320
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
85
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
85

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
24 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
240 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
9.0 to 10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
11 to 12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
94
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
10 to 12

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
99.2 to 99.596
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.0040 to 0.020
Tellurium (Te), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants