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C26200 Brass vs. C11100 Copper

Both C26200 brass and C11100 copper are copper alloys. They have 69% 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 C26200 brass and the bottom bar is C11100 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
120
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
1.5
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
44
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
100
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
100

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
6.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
99.9 to 100
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.1