Half-Hard (H02) C48500 Brass
H02 C48500 brass is C48500 brass in the H02 (half hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H02 C48500 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
21 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Rockwell B Hardness
74
Shear Modulus
39 GPa 5.7 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
270 MPa 40 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
440 MPa 63 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
190 MPa 27 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
170 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C 240 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
900 °C 1650 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
890 °C 1630 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
380 J/kg-K 0.091 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
8.1 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)
74 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
170 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.1 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
15 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
16 points
Thermal Diffusivity
38 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
15 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 59 to 62 | |
| Zn | 34.3 to 39.2 | |
| Pb | 1.3 to 2.2 | |
| Sn | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 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)
ASM Specialty Handbook: Copper and Copper Alloys, J. R. Davis (editor), 2001
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015