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Annealed (OS015) C42500 Brass

OS015 C42500 brass is C42500 brass in the OS015 (annealed to 0.015mm grain size) temper. It has the second lowest strength and second highest ductility compared to the other variants of C42500 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare OS015 C42500 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

47 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Rockwell F Hardness

79

Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness

45

Shear Modulus

42 GPa 6.1 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

230 MPa 33 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

320 MPa 47 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

140 MPa 20 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

200 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

180 °C 350 °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 69 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 540 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

2.8 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)

120 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

88 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.1 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

18 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

10 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

12 points

Thermal Diffusivity

36 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

11 points

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu)Cu 87 to 90
Zinc (Zn)Zn 6.1 to 11.5
Tin (Sn)Sn 1.5 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P)P 0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb)Pb 0 to 0.050
Residualsres. 0 to 0.5

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

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