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Cold-Formed (H60) C46200 Brass

H60 C46200 brass is C46200 brass in the H60 (cold formed) temper. It has the lowest strength and second lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C46200 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H60 C46200 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

25 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.31

Shear Modulus

40 GPa 5.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

240 MPa 34 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

370 MPa 54 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

140 MPa 21 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

170 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

120 °C 260 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

840 °C 1550 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

800 °C 1470 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

380 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

110 W/m-K 62 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

20 µm/m-K

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

24 % relative

Density

8.1 g/cm3 500 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

2.7 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)

72 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

97 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.2 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

19 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

13 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

14 points

Thermal Diffusivity

35 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

12 points

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu)Cu 62 to 65
Zinc (Zn)Zn 33.3 to 37.5
Tin (Sn)Sn 0.5 to 1.0
Lead (Pb)Pb 0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.1
Residualsres. 0 to 0.4

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B21: Standard Specification for Naval Brass Rod, Bar, and Shapes

ASM Specialty Handbook: Copper and Copper Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 2001