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C26000 Brass vs. C69700 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C69700 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C69700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
880
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
75 to 80
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0.5 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.4
Silicon (Si), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
13.9 to 22
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5