MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

C47940 Brass vs. C85900 Brass

Both C47940 brass and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C47940 brass and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 34
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 520
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160 to 390
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 850
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 800
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
24
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 740
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 36
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
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), % 63 to 66
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0.1 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0.1 to 0.5
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), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.1 to 34.6
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7