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C49300 Brass vs. C85900 Brass

Both C49300 brass and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C49300 brass and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 20
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 520
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 410
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 840
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 88
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 15
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 370
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21 to 71
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 800
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Bismuth (Bi), % 0.5 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.2
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 30.6 to 40.5
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7