Extra-Hard (H06) C23000 Brass
H06 C23000 brass is C23000 brass in the H06 (extra hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H06 C23000 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
4.9 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Rockwell B Hardness
82
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
73
Shear Modulus
42 GPa 6.1 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
300 MPa 44 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
520 MPa 76 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
470 MPa 69 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
190 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C 340 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1030 °C 1880 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
990 °C 1810 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
160 W/m-K 92 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
19 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
37 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
39 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
28 % relative
Calomel Potential
-350 mV
Density
8.6 g/cm3 540 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
43 MJ/kg 18 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
310 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
25 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1010 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
17 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
17 points
Thermal Diffusivity
48 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 84 to 86 | |
| Zn | 13.7 to 16 | |
| Fe | 0 to 0.050 | |
| Pb | 0 to 0.050 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.2 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
ASTM B134: Standard Specification for Brass Wire
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