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C26000 Brass vs. C85200 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C85200 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
20 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9