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C38000 Brass vs. C26200 Brass

Both C38000 brass and C26200 brass are copper alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38000 brass and the bottom bar is C26200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.0 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Shear Strength, MPa 230
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
330 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
110 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 800
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 760
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 50
19 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 74
62 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
13 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 60
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.070
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.9 to 43.5
29.6 to 33
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3