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C26000 Brass vs. C55180 Copper

Both C26000 brass and C55180 copper are copper alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C26000 brass and the bottom bar is C55180 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 2.5 to 66
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 680
200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110 to 570
100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 950
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
710
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
200
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1 to 420
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 51 to 1490
48
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 23
6.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 21
8.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 38
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 23
7.9

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0 to 0.0059
0
Copper (Cu), % 68.5 to 71.5
94.7 to 95.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
4.8 to 5.2
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 31.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15