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C26200 Brass vs. C43500 Brass

Both C26200 brass and C43500 brass are copper alloys. They have 87% 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 C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
220 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 160
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.090
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants