C26200 Brass vs. SAE-AISI A6 Steel
C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while SAE-AISI A6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is C26200 brass and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A6 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 110 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 41 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 770 | |
| 750 to 1990 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 180 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 950 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 920 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 390 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 120 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 20 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 28 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 31 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 3.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 320 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 7.2 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 11 to 26 | |
| 27 to 71 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 23 | |
| 23 to 45 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 38 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 26 | |
| 25 to 65 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.65 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 67 to 70 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 93 to 95.8 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.8 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.4 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 29.6 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |