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C85800 Brass vs. C96600 Copper

Both C85800 brass and C96600 copper are copper alloys. They have 64% 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 C96600 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
140
Elongation at Break, % 15
7.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
52
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 870
1100
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 84
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 20
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 22
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
65
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
8.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 27
8.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.55
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.050
0
Beryllium (Be), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 57 to 69
63.5 to 69.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
29 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5