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C85200 Brass vs. C85900 Brass

Both C85200 brass and C85900 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85200 brass and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 28
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 95
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 930
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 18
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
24
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 42
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.9
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.3
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 74
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0.7 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 20 to 27
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7