C26800 Brass vs. C87500 Brass

Both C26800 brass and C87500 brass are copper alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26800 brass and the bottom bar is C87500 brass.

UNS C26800 (CW506L) Yellow Brass UNS C87500 Silicon Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.33

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		42

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		310 to 650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		170

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		920

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		120
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		28

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		6.7

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		24
Base Metal Price, % relative		27

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		8.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		45
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		44

Embodied Water, L/kg		320
Embodied Water, L/kg		300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.4

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		19

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		8.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		10 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.5

Copper (Cu), %		64 to 68.5
Copper (Cu), %		79 to 85

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.5

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		3.0 to 5.0

Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 36
Zinc (Zn), %		12 to 16

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.5