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C85900 Brass vs. C26200 Brass

Both C85900 brass and C26200 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 C85900 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, % 30
3.0 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
330 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
110 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
19 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
62 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
29.6 to 33
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3