85-15 red brass wire mesh (C230 brass wire mesh) is a brass alloy infrequently used in the industrial wire cloth world; in most applications, 90-10 commercial bronze or H65 brass wire cloth are used instead. As its common industry name suggests, 85-15 red brass is comprised of 85% copper and 15% zinc, with small additions of lead (0.025%) and iron (0.025%). When compared to copper wire cloth, C230 brass wire cloth possesses better abrasion resistance, hardness, and tensile strength; it also exhibits improved corrosion resistance and lower electrical conductivity. As a higher zinc content results in a stronger, more ductile brass material, 85-15 red brass is weaker and less ductile than 80-20 brass, H70 brass, H65 brass, and H60 brass. In comparison to phosphor bronzes, C230 brass is a softer material.