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C85800 Brass vs. C85200 Brass

Both C85800 brass and C85200 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 89% 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 C85800 brass and the bottom bar is C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 15
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
95

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
1.5 to 3.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
20 to 27
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9