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C26000 Brass vs. C87800 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C87800 brass are copper alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C87800 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
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
6.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
27
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
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5