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C43000 Brass vs. C85200 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C85200 brass are copper alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C43000 brass and the bottom bar is C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
110
Elongation at Break, % 3.0 to 55
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
26
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 84 to 87
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.1
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 1.7 to 2.7
0.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
20 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9