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C85900 Brass vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

C85900 brass belongs to the copper alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
190
Elongation at Break, % 30
2.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
9.5 to 17.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
79 to 82
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.7
0