Half-Hard (H02) C23400 Brass
H02 C23400 brass is C23400 brass in the H02 (half hard) temper. It has the second lowest strength and highest ductility compared to the other variants of C23400 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H02 C23400 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
16 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.32
Rockwell B Hardness
66
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
61
Shear Modulus
42 GPa 6.1 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
250 MPa 37 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
420 MPa 60 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
360 MPa 53 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
190 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
160 °C 330 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
970 °C 1780 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
930 °C 1700 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
390 J/kg-K 0.092 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K 68 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
19 µm/m-K
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
27 % relative
Density
8.5 g/cm3 530 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
43 MJ/kg 19 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
320 L/kg 38 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
62 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
600 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
14 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
14 points
Thermal Diffusivity
36 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Alloy Composition
| Cu | 81 to 84 | |
| Zn | 15.7 to 19 | |
| 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
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