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C43000 Brass vs. C26800 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C26800 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% 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 C43000 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 0.33
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 30 to 100
53 to 91
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
310 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
930
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
11 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
10 to 22

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
64 to 68.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
31 to 36
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants