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As Hot Rolled (M20) C26800 Brass

M20 C26800 brass is C26800 brass in the M20 (as hot rolled) condition. It has the lowest strength compared to the other variants of C26800 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare M20 C26800 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 15 x 106 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.31

Shear Modulus

40 GPa 5.9 x 106 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

310 MPa 45 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

180 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

130 °C 270 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

930 °C 1710 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

900 °C 1660 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

120 W/m-K 67 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

20 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

27 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

30 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

24 % relative

Calomel Potential

-360 mV

Density

8.1 g/cm3 510 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

2.7 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

45 MJ/kg 19 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

320 L/kg 38 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.2 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

19 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

11 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

13 points

Thermal Diffusivity

37 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

10 points

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu)Cu 64 to 68.5
Zinc (Zn)Zn 31 to 36
Lead (Pb)Pb 0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.050
Residualsres. 0 to 0.3

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

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B36: Standard Specification for Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, And Rolled Bar

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