UNS C46500 Arsenical Naval Brass
Brass
O50 (light annealed)
Property Overview
Density8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus100GPa
Tensile Strength430MPa
Yield Strength220MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature120°C
Chemical Composition
CU
59 to 62%
AS
0.020 to 0.060%
PB
0 to 0.2%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.4%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.4%
SN
0.5 to 1.0%
ZN
36.2 to 40.5%
FE
0 to 0.1%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
100 GPa
Elongation at Break
42 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.31
Shear Modulus
40 GPa
Shear Strength
290 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
430 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
220 MPa
Hardness
Rockwell B Hardness
60
Rockwell Superficial 30T Hardness
57
Physical
Density
8.0 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
170 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
120 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
900 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
890 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
380 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
120 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
38 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
21 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
14 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
26 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
29 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
150 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
230 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.2 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
20 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
15 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
16 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
23 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
47 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
47 MJ/kg 20 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
330 L/kg
Embodied Water
330 L/kg 39 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C46500UNS C46500 Arsenical Naval Brass