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C26000 Brass vs. C19500 Copper

Both C26000 brass and C19500 copper are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C19500 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
2.3 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
71 to 86
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 52 to 78
66 to 76
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
260 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
380 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
120 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1090
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1090
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
50 to 56
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
50 to 57

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
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
14 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
59 to 1530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
13 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
94.9 to 98.6
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
1.0 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0.010 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants