Annealed (OS015) C42500 Brass
OS015 C42500 brass is C42500 brass in the OS015 (annealed to 0.015mm grain size) temper. It has the second lowest strength and second highest ductility compared to the other variants of C42500 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare OS015 C42500 brass to: wrought brasses (top), all copper alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
110 GPa 16 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
47 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Rockwell F Hardness
79
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
45
Shear Modulus
42 GPa 6.1 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
230 MPa 33 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
320 MPa 47 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
140 MPa 20 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
200 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 350 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1030 °C 1890 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1010 °C 1850 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
380 J/kg-K 0.091 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K 69 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
28 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
29 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
30 % relative
Density
8.7 g/cm3 540 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
46 MJ/kg 20 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
330 L/kg 39 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
120 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
88 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.1 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
10 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
12 points
Thermal Diffusivity
36 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
11 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 87 to 90 | |
| Zn | 6.1 to 11.5 | |
| Sn | 1.5 to 3.0 | |
| P | 0 to 0.35 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.050 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.050 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.