Spring-Tempered (H08) C41500 Brass
H08 C41500 brass is C41500 brass in the H08 (spring) temper. It has the second lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C41500 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H08 C41500 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 16 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
3.0 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness
90
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
75
Shear Modulus
42 GPa 6.1 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
340 MPa 50 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
560 MPa 81 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
530 MPa 77 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
200 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
180 °C 360 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1030 °C 1890 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1010 °C 1850 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
380 J/kg-K 0.091 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K 71 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
28 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
29 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
30 % relative
Density
8.7 g/cm3 550 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.8 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
45 MJ/kg 19 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
330 L/kg 39 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
16 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1260 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.1 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
18 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
18 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
17 points
Thermal Diffusivity
37 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
20 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 89 to 93 | |
| Zn | 4.2 to 9.5 | |
| Sn | 1.5 to 2.2 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.1 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.050 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.5 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993