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C23400 Brass vs. C85900 Brass

Both C23400 brass and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C23400 brass and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370 to 640
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 970
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
24
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 22
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 81 to 84
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 15.7 to 19
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7