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C85400 Brass vs. CC765S Brass

Both C85400 brass and CC765S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85400 brass and the bottom bar is CC765S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 55
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 85
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
860
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 940
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
91
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
34

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 35
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.9
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 7.6
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0.5 to 2.5
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.080
Copper (Cu), % 65 to 70
51 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.7
0.5 to 2.0
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 3.8
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 24 to 32
19.8 to 47.7
Residuals, % 0 to 1.1
0