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C26000 Brass vs. C85700 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C85700 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 C85700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
10

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.8
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
32 to 40
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3