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C55283 Copper vs. C26000 Brass

Both C55283 copper and C26000 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C55283 copper and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
320 to 680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 720
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 640
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.8
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 6.1
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.5
13 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 86.2 to 87.2
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 7.0 to 7.5
0
Silver (Ag), % 5.8 to 6.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3