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C84000 Brass vs. C85900 Brass

Both C84000 brass and C85900 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.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C84000 brass and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 65
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 72
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 17
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
24
Density, g/cm3 8.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 58
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 83
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.2
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 10
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 22
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.0
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 82 to 89
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 5.0 to 14
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7