Materials / Brass
Brass C360
Brass C360 (free-machining, half-hard) strength, stiffness, density and thermal properties, with their source.
A bracket in Brass C360, brushed finish.
| Process | Wrought |
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| Mechanical |
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| Yield strength | 310MPasourcetypical, 0.5% extension under load |
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| Ultimate tensile strength | 400MPasourcetypical |
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| Elongation at break | 25%sourcetypical, 1 in. rod |
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| Young's modulus (stiffness) | 96.5GPasourcetypical, temper-independent |
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| Density | 8,498kg/m³sourcenominal |
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| Strength to weight | 36.5kN·m/kg |
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| Stiffness to weight | 11.4MN·m/kg |
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| Poisson's ratio | 0.34sourcebase material: leaded free-machining brass CuZn39Pb2 (C37700), Wieland-Z30 rolled products, reference value at room temperature |
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| Shear modulus | 36GPa |
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| Bulk modulus | 101GPa |
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| Speed of sound | 3,370m/s |
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| Thermal |
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| Thermal conductivity | 116W/m·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C |
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| Thermal expansion | 20.5µm/m·Ksourcetypical, mean 20-300 °C |
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| 100 mm part over a 50 °C swing | 103µm growth |
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| Specific heat | 377J/kg·Ksourcetypical, 20 °C |
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| Heats up and cools (diffusivity) | 36.2mm²/s |
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| Thermal shock resistance | 11,997W/m |
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| Melting point | 888–899°Csourcesolidus-liquidus |
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| Values for | C36000 free-cutting brass, H02 half-hard rod 1 in. section (20% cold work), copper.org typical values |
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