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C33000 Brass vs. C26800 Brass

Both C33000 brass and C26800 brass are copper alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C33000 brass and the bottom bar is C26800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 520
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 26
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 29
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
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 18
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 18
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 65 to 68
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 30.8 to 34.8
31 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants