Full-Hard (H04) C26000 Brass
H04 C26000 brass is C26000 brass in the H04 (full hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C26000 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
8.0 %
Fatigue Strength
150 MPa 21 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness
82
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
72
Shear Modulus
41 GPa 5.9 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
310 MPa 44 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
520 MPa 76 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
440 MPa 63 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
180 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
140 °C 280 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
950 °C 1750 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
920 °C 1680 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K 70 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
20 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
28 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
31 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
25 % relative
Density
8.2 g/cm3 510 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.7 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
45 MJ/kg 19 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
320 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
39 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
880 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
18 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
17 points
Thermal Diffusivity
38 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 68.5 to 71.5 | |
| Zn | 28.1 to 31.5 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.070 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.050 | |
| Bi | 0 to 0.0059 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.3 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B19: Standard Specification for Cartridge Brass Sheet, Strip, Plate, Bar, and Disks
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