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C26000 Brass vs. C48200 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C48200 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C48200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
15 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
260 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
400 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
160 to 320

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
61 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
120 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
14 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
15 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

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
0.4 to 1.0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
35.5 to 40.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants