Full-Hard (H04) C46200 Brass
H04 C46200 brass is C46200 brass in the H04 (full hard) temper. It has the highest strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C46200 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 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
17 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Shear Modulus
40 GPa 5.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
290 MPa 43 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
480 MPa 69 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
290 MPa 42 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)
69 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
400 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
16 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
17 points
Thermal Diffusivity
35 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 62 to 65 | |
| Zn | 33.3 to 37.5 | |
| Sn | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.2 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.1 | |
| res. | 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