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C26000 Brass vs. C34200 Brass

Both C26000 brass and C34200 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C34200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
3.0 to 17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 53 to 93
53 to 91
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness 52 to 78
52 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 390
230 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
370 to 650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
150 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
910
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 28
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
9.0 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
110 to 870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
13 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
12 to 22

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
1.5 to 2.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
32 to 36.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4

Comparable Variants