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C85900 Brass vs. C19000 Copper

Both C85900 brass and C19000 copper are copper alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is C19000 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
120
Elongation at Break, % 30
2.5 to 50
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
260 to 760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
140 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1080
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
250
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
60
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
61

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
31
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
18 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
89 to 1730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.2 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
10 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
73
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.3 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
96.9 to 99
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0.15 to 0.35
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
0 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5