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C26000 Brass vs. C84500 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C84500 brass are copper alloys. They have 82% 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 C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
16
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
8.6

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
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
6.0 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7