Full-Hard (H04) C21000 Brass
H04 C21000 brass is C21000 brass in the H04 (full hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C21000 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 17 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
5.0 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.34
Rockwell B Hardness
63
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
61
Shear Modulus
43 GPa 6.2 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
260 MPa 37 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
380 MPa 55 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
350 MPa 50 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
200 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
190 °C 370 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1070 °C 1950 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1050 °C 1920 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
230 W/m-K 140 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
56 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
57 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
30 % relative
Density
8.8 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
42 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 37 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
18 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
520 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
12 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
13 points
Thermal Diffusivity
69 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
13 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 94 to 96 | |
| Zn | 3.7 to 6.0 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.050 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.030 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.2 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B134: Standard Specification for Brass Wire
ASTM B36: Standard Specification for Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, And Rolled Bar
Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, Gunter Joseph, 2001
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993