Half-Hard (H02) C36000 Brass
H02 C36000 brass is C36000 brass in the H02 (half hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H02 C36000 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
39 GPa 5.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
220 MPa 32 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
360 MPa 52 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
140 MPa 21 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 0.090 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
Density
8.2 g/cm3 510 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 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)
50 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
100 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.0 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
12 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
14 points
Thermal Diffusivity
37 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
12 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 60 to 63 | |
| Zn | 32.5 to 37.5 | |
| Pb | 2.5 to 3.7 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.35 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B16: Standard Specification for Free-Cutting Brass Rod, Bar and Shapes for Use in Screw Machines
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