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C26200 Brass vs. C87500 Brass

Both C26200 brass and C87500 brass are copper alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26200 brass and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 180
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 770
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 490
190

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 19 to 160
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 62 to 1110
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 67 to 70
79 to 85
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Zinc (Zn), % 29.6 to 33
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5