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C19400 Copper vs. C26000 Brass

Both C19400 copper and C26000 brass are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C19400 copper and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 37
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.31
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 59 to 78
52 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 44
41
Shear Strength, MPa 210 to 300
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 310 to 630
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 520
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 200
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1090
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1080
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 260
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 58 to 68
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 58 to 69
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
25
Density, g/cm3 8.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5 to 220
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 41 to 1140
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.7 to 20
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 18
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 75
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 22
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 96.8 to 97.8
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 2.1 to 2.6
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0.015 to 0.15
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.050 to 0.2
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants