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C26200 Brass vs. C38000 Brass

Both C26200 brass and C38000 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26200 brass and the bottom bar is C38000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
39
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
230
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
800
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
760
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
50
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
74
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
55 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
1.5 to 2.5
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
35.9 to 43.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5