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C68400 Brass vs. C85700 Brass

Both C68400 brass and C85700 brass are copper alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 C68400 brass and the bottom bar is C85700 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
100
Elongation at Break, % 18
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 41
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 210
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 840
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 820
910
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 400
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 66
84
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 87
22
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 99
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81
41
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.5
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 21
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
10

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.030
0
Copper (Cu), % 59 to 64
58 to 64
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.090
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0.030 to 0.3
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.5
Zinc (Zn), % 28.6 to 39.3
32 to 40
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.3