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C26000 Brass vs. C66900 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C66900 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% 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 C66900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
1.1 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
65 to 100
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 52 to 78
60 to 88
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
45
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
290 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
460 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
330 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
3.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
4.6 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
460 to 2450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
15 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
16 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
14 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
62.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
22.5 to 26
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2

Comparable Variants