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C66200 Brass vs. C85500 Brass

Both C66200 brass and C85500 brass are copper alloys. They have 71% 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 C66200 brass and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410 to 480
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1070
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1030
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 150
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 35
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 36
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
23
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 66
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760 to 1030
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 17
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 45
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
14

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 86.6 to 91
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Tin (Sn), % 0.2 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 6.5 to 12.9
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9