UNS C23000 (CW502L) Red Brass

Copper Alloys

Material conditionOS050 (annealed to 0.050mm grain size)

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density8.6g/cm³

Elastic Modulus110GPa

Tensile Strength280MPa

Yield Strength83MPa

Brinell HardnessUnknown

Maximum Service Temperature170°C

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Chemical Composition

84 to 86%

0 to 0.050%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.2%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.2%

13.7 to 16%

0 to 0.050%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

110 GPa

Elongation at Break

47 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.33

Shear Modulus

42 GPa

Shear Strength

220 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

280 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

83 MPa

Hardness

Rockwell F Hardness

Physical

Density

8.6 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

190 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

170 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1030 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

990 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

390 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

160 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

48 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

19 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

9.4 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

37 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

39 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

99 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

31 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.2 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

19 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

8.9 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

11 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

28 % relative

Embodied Carbon

2.6 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

43 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

43 MJ/kg 18 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

310 L/kg

Embodied Water

310 L/kg 38 gal/lb

Physical Other

Calomel Potential

-350 mV

Registered Designations & Aliases

C23000CW502LCW502LCuZn15UNS C23000 (CW502L) Red Brass

Standards

ASTM B134 ASTM B134: Standard Specification for Brass Wire

ASTM B134 ASTM B134: Standard Specification for Brass Wire ASTM B36: Standard Specification for Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, And Rolled Bar Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, Gunter Joseph, 2001 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993

ASTM B36 ASTM B36: Standard Specification for Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, And Rolled Bar

EN 12163 EN 12163: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Rod for general purposes

EN 12166 EN 12166: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Wire for general purposes

EN 12449 EN 12449: 1999 Copper and copper alloys. Seamless, round tubes for general purposes

EN 13148 EN 13148: 2001 Copper and copper alloys. Hot-dip tinned strip

EN 1652 EN 1652: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Plate, sheet, strip and circles for general purposes

EN 1654 EN 1654: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Strip for springs and connectors