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C41300 Brass vs. C85900 Brass

Both C41300 brass and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C41300 brass and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 44
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 300 to 630
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120 to 570
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 30
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 69 to 1440
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 9.6 to 20
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 40
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 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), % 89 to 93
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
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), % 0.7 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.1 to 10.3
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7