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Half-Hard (H02) C33500 Brass

H02 C33500 brass is C33500 brass in the H02 (half hard) temper. It has the second lowest ductility compared to the other variants of C33500 brass. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare H02 C33500 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

Elongation at Break

12 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.31

Rockwell B Hardness

66

Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness

60

Shear Modulus

40 GPa 5.8 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

260 MPa 37 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

430 MPa 62 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

180 MPa 26 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

170 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

120 °C 260 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

930 °C 1700 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

900 °C 1650 °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

26 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

29 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

24 % relative

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

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

42 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

150 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.2 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

19 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

15 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

16 points

Thermal Diffusivity

37 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

14 points

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu)Cu 62 to 65
Zinc (Zn)Zn 33.8 to 37.8
Lead (Pb)Pb 0.25 to 0.7
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 B453: Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Lead Alloy (Leaded-Brass) Rod, Bar, and Shapes

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