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C85900 Brass vs. C85200 Brass

Both C85900 brass and C85200 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C85900 brass and the bottom bar is C85200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
110
Elongation at Break, % 30
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
95

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
930
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 89
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 28
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
26
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
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: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
59
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
42
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.3
7.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
8.9
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 29
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 62
70 to 74
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
1.5 to 3.8
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 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.65
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 2.0
Zinc (Zn), % 31 to 41
20 to 27
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9