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C66900 Brass vs. C85200 Brass

Both C66900 brass and C85200 brass are copper alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C66900 brass and the bottom bar is C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 120
110
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 26
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 45
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 770
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 760
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 860
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.4
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.8
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.6 to 200
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 2450
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.1
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 26
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 23
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 23
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 62.5 to 64.5
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 11.5 to 12.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 22.5 to 26
20 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9