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C85900 Brass vs. C83400 Brass

Both C85900 brass and C83400 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is C83400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 30
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
69

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
1020
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
190
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
44
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
46

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
29
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
55
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
7.7
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
9.9
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
8.4

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
88 to 92
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.010
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
8.0 to 12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7