UNS C85500 Yellow Brass
Brass
Property Overview
Density8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus100GPa
Tensile Strength410MPa
Yield Strength160MPa
Brinell Hardness85HB
Maximum Service Temperature120°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 0.2%
MN
0 to 0.2%
CU
59 to 63%
PB
0 to 0.2%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.9%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.9%
SN
0 to 0.2%
ZN
35.1 to 41%
FE
0 to 0.2%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
100 GPa
Elongation at Break
40 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Shear Modulus
40 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
410 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
160 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
85
Rockwell B Hardness
55
Physical
Density
8.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
170 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
900 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
890 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
38 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
21 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
26 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
29 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
130 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
120 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.3 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
20 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
14 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
15 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
23 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
46 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
46 MJ/kg 20 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
320 L/kg
Embodied Water
320 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C85500UNS C85500 Yellow Brass