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C26000 Brass vs. C83400 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C83400 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
8.0 to 12
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7