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C87500 Brass vs. C85900 Brass

Both C87500 brass and C85900 brass are copper alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 75% 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 C87500 brass and the bottom bar is C85900 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 920
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.3
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.4
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.3
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 79 to 85
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 12 to 16
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.7