C26800 Brass vs. C99400 Brass

Both C26800 brass and C99400 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 C99400 brass.

UNS C26800 (CW506L) Yellow Brass UNS C99400 Brass

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		120

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		44

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		310 to 650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		460 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		180
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		230

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		130
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1070

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1020

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		17

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		24
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		8.1
Density, g/cm³		8.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.8

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

Embodied Water, L/kg		320
Embodied Water, L/kg		310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.5

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		15 to 17

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		10 to 22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0.5 to 2.0

Copper (Cu), %		64 to 68.5
Copper (Cu), %		83.5 to 96.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.050
Iron (Fe), %		1.0 to 3.0

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		1.0 to 3.5

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.5 to 2.0

Zinc (Zn), %		31 to 36
Zinc (Zn), %		0.5 to 5.0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.3