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C85900 Brass vs. C68000 Brass

Both C85900 brass and C68000 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. 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 C68000 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
100
Elongation at Break, % 30
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
880
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
96
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
23
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
56 to 60
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0.25 to 1.3
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0.010 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.040 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.1
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
35.6 to 42.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5