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C85900 Brass vs. C44400 Brass

Both C85900 brass and C44400 brass are copper alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 C44400 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
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
65
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
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
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0.020 to 0.1
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
70 to 73
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.070
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
0.9 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
25.2 to 29.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4