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C26000 Brass vs. C23000 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C23000 brass are copper alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C23000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
2.9 to 47
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
48 to 87
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 52 to 78
51 to 77
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
220 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
280 to 590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
83 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
160
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
37
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
39

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
6.2 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
31 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
8.9 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
9.4 to 20

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
84 to 86
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
13.7 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants