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C99750 Brass vs. C85500 Brass

Both C99750 brass and C85500 brass are copper alloys. They have 79% 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 C99750 brass and the bottom bar is C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 120
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 130
100
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 30
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness 77 to 82
55
Shear Modulus, GPa 48
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 520
410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 280
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 200
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
26
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
29

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
23
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 300
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 8.6
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 3.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 61
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 17 to 23
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.2
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 23
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9