UNS C69430 Silicon Red Brass
Brass
Property Overview
Density8.3g/cm³
Elastic Modulus110GPa
Tensile Strength570MPa
Yield Strength280MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature170°C
Chemical Composition
SI
3.5 to 4.5%
CU
80 to 83%
AS
0.030 to 0.060%
PB
0 to 0.3%
RES.
Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.5%
RESIDUALS RES.
0 to 0.5%
ZN
11.4 to 16.5%
FE
0 to 0.2%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
110 GPa
Elongation at Break
17 %
Poisson's Ratio
0.33
Shear Modulus
42 GPa
Shear Strength
350 MPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
570 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
280 MPa
Physical
Density
8.3 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
260 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
170 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
920 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
820 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
410 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
26 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
7.7 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
18 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
20 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
6.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
6.7 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
80 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
340 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
7.4 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
19 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
19 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
18 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
27 % relative
Embodied Carbon
2.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
44 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
44 MJ/kg 19 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
300 L/kg
Embodied Water
300 L/kg 36 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
C69430UNS C69430 Silicon Red Brass
Standards
ASTM B371 ASTM B371: Standard Specification for Copper-Zinc-Silicon Alloy Rod