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C85900 Brass vs. C46200 Brass

Both C85900 brass and C46200 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is C46200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 30
17 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
370 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
120 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
24
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
69 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
72 to 400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
13 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 16

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
62 to 65
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.2
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
0.5 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
33.3 to 37.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4