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C26800 Brass vs. C42200 Brass

Both C26800 brass and C42200 brass are copper alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26800 brass and the bottom bar is C42200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 91
56 to 87
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 650
300 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 930
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
31
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 30
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 22
9.5 to 19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
11 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 22
10 to 21

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 64 to 68.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 36
8.7 to 13.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants