UNS C85900 Yellow Brass
Brass
Property Overview
Density8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus100GPa
Tensile Strength460MPa
Yield Strength190MPa
Brinell Hardness85HB
Maximum Service Temperature130°C
Chemical Composition
NI
0 to 1.5%
MN
0 to 0.010%
SI
0 to 0.25%
P
0 to 0.010%
S
0.1 to 0.65%
CU
58 to 62%
AL
0.1 to 0.6%
B
0 to 0.2%
PB
0 to 0.090%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.7%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.7%
SB
0 to 0.2%
SN
0 to 1.5%
ZN
31 to 41%
ZR
0 to 0.2%
FE
0 to 0.5%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
100 GPa
Elongation at Break
30 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Shear Modulus
40 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
460 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
190 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
85
Physical
Density
8.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
170 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
130 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
830 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
790 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
89 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
29 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
20 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
25 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
28 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
170 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.3 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
20 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
16 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
17 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
24 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.9 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
49 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
49 MJ/kg 21 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
330 L/kg
Embodied Water
330 L/kg 39 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C85900UNS C85900 Yellow Brass