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C26000 Brass vs. C17300 Copper

Both C26000 brass and C17300 copper are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C17300 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
320 to 790
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
500 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
160 to 1200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
23

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
40 to 88
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
110 to 5410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
16 to 44
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
16 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
17 to 48

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.8 to 2.0
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
95.5 to 97.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5