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C85900 Brass vs. C23400 Brass

Both C85900 brass and C23400 brass are copper alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is C23400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
370 to 640

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
970
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
36
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 22

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
81 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
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
15.7 to 19
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.2