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Extra-Hard (H06) C34200 Brass

H06 C34200 brass is C34200 brass in the H06 (extra hard) temper. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H06 C34200 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

Poisson's Ratio

0.31

Rockwell B Hardness

86

Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness

75

Shear Modulus

40 GPa 5.7 x 106 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

580 MPa 84 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

170 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

120 °C 250 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

910 °C 1670 °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

24 % relative

Density

8.2 g/cm3 510 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

2.6 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

45 MJ/kg 19 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

320 L/kg 38 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

9.0 to 98 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

110 to 870 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.1 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

19 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

20 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

19 points

Thermal Diffusivity

37 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

19 points

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu)Cu 62 to 65
Zinc (Zn)Zn 32 to 36.5
Lead (Pb)Pb 1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.1
Residualsres. 0 to 0.4

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

Followup Questions

Further Reading

ASTM B121: Standard Specification for Leaded Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar

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