Extra-Hard (H06) C35600 Brass
H06 C35600 brass is C35600 brass in the H06 (extra hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H06 C35600 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
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness
86
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
75
Shear Modulus
39 GPa 5.7 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
580 MPa 84 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
170 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C 250 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
900 °C 1660 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
890 °C 1630 °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
21 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
26 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
29 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
23 % relative
Density
8.1 g/cm3 510 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
45 MJ/kg 19 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
320 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.0 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
20 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
19 points
Thermal Diffusivity
38 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
19 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 60 to 63 | |
| Zn | 33.4 to 38 | |
| Pb | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B121: Standard Specification for Leaded Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
ASM Specialty Handbook: Copper and Copper Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 2001
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015