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C85900 Brass vs. CC753S Brass

Both C85900 brass and CC753S brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is CC753S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 30
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
820
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
99
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
47
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
32
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.8
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
56.8 to 60.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
1.8 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
33.1 to 40
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0