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C32000 Brass vs. C85900 Brass

Both C32000 brass and C85900 brass are copper alloys. They have 73% 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 C32000 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, % 6.8 to 29
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270 to 470
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 78 to 390
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1020
830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 990
790
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 160
89
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 36
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 37
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
24
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 30 to 59
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 28 to 680
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.1
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 8.8 to 15
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 11 to 16
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 47
29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.5 to 16
16

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 83.5 to 86.5
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Lead (Pb), % 1.5 to 2.2
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.010
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0
0.1 to 0.65
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 10.6 to 15
31 to 41
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7