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UNS C36200 Leaded Brass

C36200 brass is a brass formulated for primary forming into wrought products. It can have a moderately low tensile strength among the wrought brasses in the database.

The properties of C36200 brass include four common variations. This page shows summary ranges across all of them. For more specific values, follow the links immediately below. The graph bars on the material properties cards further below compare C36200 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

20 to 53 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.31

Rockwell B Hardness

62 to 78

Shear Modulus

39 GPa 5.6 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

210 to 240 MPa 30 to 35 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

340 to 420 MPa 49 to 62 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

130 to 360 MPa 20 to 52 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

170 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

120 °C 240 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

900 °C 1650 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

890 °C 1630 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

380 J/kg-K 0.090 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)

28 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

23 % 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 39 gal/lb

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

74 to 140 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

89 to 630 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

6.9 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

19 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

11 to 14 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

13 to 15 points

Thermal Diffusivity

37 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

11 to 14 points

Alloy Composition

Among wrought copper alloys, the composition of C36200 brass is notable for containing a comparatively high amount of lead (Pb). Lead is used to improve machinability and bearing properties, at the cost of toxicity.

Copper (Cu)Cu 60 to 63
Zinc (Zn)Zn 32.4 to 36.5
Lead (Pb)Pb 3.5 to 4.5
Iron (Fe)Fe 0 to 0.15

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

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