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C68000 Brass vs. C84500 Brass

Both C68000 brass and C84500 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 72% 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 C68000 brass and the bottom bar is C84500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
97

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 880
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
840
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
360
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 96
72
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
340

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
45
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
6.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
9.8
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 31
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
8.6

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 56 to 60
77 to 79
Iron (Fe), % 0.25 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
6.0 to 7.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.010 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.15
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0.75 to 1.1
2.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 35.6 to 42.8
10 to 14
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7