Annealed (OS050) C33200 Brass
OS050 C33200 brass is C33200 brass in the OS050 (annealed to 0.050mm grain size) temper. It has the lowest strength and highest ductility compared to the other variants of C33200 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare OS050 C33200 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
100 GPa 15 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
60 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Rockwell F Hardness
64
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
26
Shear Modulus
40 GPa 5.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
240 MPa 35 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
320 MPa 47 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
110 MPa 16 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
170 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
130 °C 270 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
930 °C 1710 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
900 °C 1650 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
380 J/kg-K 0.091 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K 67 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
20 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
26 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
28 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
24 % relative
Density
8.2 g/cm3 510 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
44 MJ/kg 19 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
320 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
150 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
60 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.1 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
11 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
13 points
Thermal Diffusivity
37 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
11 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 65 to 68 | |
| Zn | 29 to 33.5 | |
| Pb | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.070 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.4 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993