C36000 is a leaded brass suitable for high-speed screw-machine work. Its machinability is – 100% ratings, and is the scale of which other bronzes machinability is compared. It has many uses such as hardware, gears and pinions. Its trade names include free-turning brass, free-cutting yellow brass and high-leaded brass.
Weight % | Cu | Pb | Fe | Zn | Other |
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Minimum | 60.00 | 2.50 | — | Bal | — |
Maximum | 63.00 | 3.70 | 0.35 | 0.50 |
Characteristics | English | Metric | |
---|---|---|---|
Nominal density | 20°C / 68°F | 0.307 lbs/in3 | 8.49g/cm3 |
Melting range | 1630-1650 °F | 885-900 °C | |
Specific heat | 20°C / 68°F | 0.09 BTU/lb – °F | 377 J/KG- °K |
Thermal conductivity | 20°C / 68°F | 5.58 BTU/ft-hr-°F | 9.65 W/m- °K |
Average coefficient of
thermal expansion From 20°C (68°F) to temperature, |
300°C / 572°F | 11.4 micro in/in- °F | 25.0 micro m/m- °K |
Electrical conductivity | 20°C / 68°F
Volume basis |
26 %IACS | |
Electrical resistivity | 20°C / 68°F | 66.3 nΩ×m |
Temper / Diameter (in.) | Tensile | Hardness | Shear | |||||||
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Ultimate | Yield | Elongation in
50 mm (2 in.) |
Reduction
of area |
HRB | Strength | |||||
KSI | MPa | KSI | MPa | % | % | KSI | MPa | |||
O61 – Annealed | 1” | 49 | 340 | 18 | 125 | 53 | 58 | 68 HRF | 30 | 205 |
H02 – ½hard | ¼” | 58 | 400 | 45 | 310 | 25 | 50 | 78 | 34 | 235 |
1” | 49 | 340 | 18 | 125 | 53 | 58 | 68 HRF | 30 | 205 | |
2” | 55 | 380 | 44 | 305 | 32 | 52 | 75 | 32 | 220 |