Full-Hard (H04) C27000 Brass
H04 C27000 brass is C27000 brass in the H04 (full hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C27000 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 15 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
8.8 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness
80
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
71
Shear Modulus
40 GPa 5.9 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
300 MPa 43 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
510 MPa 73 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
410 MPa 60 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
180 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
130 °C 270 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
930 °C 1710 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
900 °C 1660 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 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
27 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
30 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
24 % relative
Density
8.1 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)
42 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
800 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
17 points
Thermal Diffusivity
37 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 63 to 68.5 | |
| Zn | 31 to 37 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.070 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.3 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B134: Standard Specification for Brass Wire
ASM Specialty Handbook: Copper and Copper Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 2001