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C43000 Brass vs. C85900 Brass

Both C43000 brass and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 73% 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 C43000 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, % 3.0 to 55
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 710
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 550
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1030
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 82 to 1350
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10 to 23
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12 to 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 25
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), % 84 to 87
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), % 1.7 to 2.7
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 9.7 to 14.3
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7