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C26000 Brass vs. C43400 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C43400 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
54 to 94
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 52 to 78
22 to 84
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
250 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
12 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants