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C34500 Brass vs. C26000 Brass

Both C34500 brass and C26000 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C34500 brass and the bottom bar is C26000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 28
2.5 to 66
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
41
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 260
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 340 to 430
320 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 180
110 to 570

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
6.1 to 420
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 160
51 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 15
11 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
13 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
11 to 23

Alloy Composition

Bismuth (Bi), % 0
0 to 0.0059
Copper (Cu), % 62 to 65
68.5 to 71.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.070
Zinc (Zn), % 32 to 36.5
28.1 to 31.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants