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C26000 Brass vs. C46500 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C46500 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C46500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
18 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
55 to 95
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 52 to 78
55 to 68
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
280 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
380 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
190 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
99 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
170 to 1170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
15 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Arsenic (As), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
36.2 to 40.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants