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C66300 Brass vs. C85400 Brass

Both C66300 brass and C85400 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% 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 C66300 brass and the bottom bar is C85400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 22
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 810
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 800
85

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1050
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1000
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 26
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
25
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17 to 98
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 710 to 2850
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
7.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 22
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 32
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 28
7.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 84.5 to 87.5
65 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 1.4 to 2.4
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 3.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 6.0 to 12.8
24 to 32
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.1