Full-Hard (H04) C46400 Brass
H04 C46400 brass is C46400 brass in the H04 (full hard) temper. It has the highest strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C46400 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H04 C46400 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
Rockwell B Hardness
79
Shear Modulus
40 GPa 5.8 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
310 MPa 44 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
500 MPa 72 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
320 MPa 47 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
170 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C 250 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
900 °C 1650 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
890 °C 1630 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
380 J/kg-K 0.092 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
Calomel Potential
-400 mV
Density
8.0 g/cm3 500 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.7 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
47 MJ/kg 20 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
330 L/kg 39 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
76 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
500 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
20 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
17 points
Thermal Diffusivity
38 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
16 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 59 to 62 | |
| Zn | 36.3 to 40.5 | |
| 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
ASTM B124: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes
ASTM B283: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forgings (Hot-Pressed)
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