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C44500 Brass vs. C85800 Brass

Both C44500 brass and C85800 brass are copper alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C44500 brass and the bottom bar is C85800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350
380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 900
870
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
20
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 27
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
24
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 65
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 35
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.55
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 70 to 73
57 to 69
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0.020 to 0.1
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 25.2 to 29.1
31 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.3