C23000

Reference guide

C23000

Product description: Red brass 85%
Tempers: H01 quarter hard, H02 half hard, H04 hard
Solids: 3/8" to 2 1/2" O.D.
Hex: 3/8" to 2" O.D.
Standard lengths: 144"

Typical uses

Architecture: Etching parts, trim, weather strip
Builders hardware: Kick plates
Consumer: Badges, coinage, compacts, costume jewelry, dials, fire extinguisher cases, lipstick containers, medallions, nameplates, plaques, rouge boxes, tokens, zippers
Electrical: Conduit, rotor bars (AC motors), screw shells, sockets
Fasteners: Eyelets, fasteners
Industrial: Condensor tubes, fire extinguishers, flexible metal hose, heat exchanger shells, heat exchangers, pickling crates, pump cylinder liners, radiator cores, tags, tubing for heat exchangers, tubing for instrumentation
Other: Fire hose couplings
Plumbing: Fittings, j-bends, pipe, pipe nipples, pipe service lines, pump lines, service lines, traps

Similar or equivalent specification

CDA ASTM SAE AMS Federal Military Other
C23000 B927
B927M
         

Chemical composition

Cu% Pb% Zn% Fe%
Chemical composition according to ASTM B927/B927M-23

Note: Cu + sum of named elements, 99.8% min. Single values represent maximums.
84.00-
86.00
 
0.05
 
Rem.
 
0.05

Machinability

Copper alloy UNS No. Machinability rating Density (lb/in3 at 68 °F)
C23000 30 0.316

Mechanical properties

Mechanical properties according to ASTM B927/B927M-23

C23000

H01 quarter hard

Size range: under 1/2" diameter rod
Tensile strength, min Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min Elongation, 4x diameter or 4x thickness, min Rockwell "B" hardness   Remarks
ksi MPa ksi MPa % typical HRB  
44 305 20 140 15    
Size range: 1/2" diameter rod to 1" inclusive
Tensile strength, min Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min Elongation, 4x diameter or 4x thickness, min Rockwell "B" hardness   Remarks
ksi MPa ksi MPa % typical HRB  
42 290 17 115 17    
Size range: over 1" diameter rod
Tensile strength, min Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min Elongation, 4x diameter or 4x thickness, min Rockwell "B" hardness   Remarks
ksi MPa ksi MPa % typical HRB  
40 275 15 103 19    

C23000
H02 half hard

Size range: under 1/2" diameter rod
Tensile strength, min Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min Elongation, 4x diameter or 4x thickness, min Rockwell "B" hardness   Remarks
ksi MPa ksi MPa % typical HRB  
50 345 30 205 7 70  
Size range: 1/2" diameter rod to 1" inclusive
Tensile strength, min Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min Elongation, 4x diameter or 4x thickness, min Rockwell "B" hardness   Remarks
ksi MPa ksi MPa % typical HRB  
45 310 27 185 10 70  
Size range: over 1" diameter rod
Tensile strength, min Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min Elongation, 4x diameter or 4x thickness, min Rockwell "B" hardness   Remarks
ksi MPa ksi MPa % typical HRB  
40 275 25 170 12 70  

C23000
H04 hard

Size range: under 1/2" diameter rod
Tensile strength, min Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min Elongation, 4x diameter or 4x thickness, min Rockwell "B" hardness   Remarks
ksi MPa ksi MPa % typical HRB  
63 435 40 275 5 82  
Size range: 1/2" diameter rod to 1" inclusive
Tensile strength, min Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min Elongation, 4x diameter or 4x thickness, min Rockwell "B" hardness   Remarks
ksi MPa ksi MPa % typical HRB  
60 415 37 255 7 82  
Size range: over 1" diameter rod
Tensile strength, min Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min Elongation, 4x diameter or 4x thickness, min Rockwell "B" hardness   Remarks
ksi MPa ksi MPa % typical HRB  
58 400 35 240 9 82  

Physical properties

Physical properties provided by CDA
  US Customary Metric
Melting point - liquidus 1830 °F 999 °C
Melting point - solidus 1770 °F 966 °C
Density 0.313 lb/in3 at 68 °F 8.67 gm/cm3 at 20 °C
Specific gravity 8.67 8.67
Electrical conductivity 32% IACS at 68 °F 0.186 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 °C
Thermal conductivity 81 Btu/sq ft/ft hr/°F at 68 °F 140.3 W/m at 20 °C
Coefficient of thermal expansion 68-572 10.6 · 10-6 per °F (68-572 °F) 18.4 · 10-6 per °C (20-300 °C)
Specific heat capacity 0.09 Btu/lb/°F at 68 °F 377.1 J/kg at 20 °C
Modulus of elasticity in tension 16000 ksi 110317 MPa
Modulus of rigidity 6000 ksi 41369 MPa

Fabrication properties

Fabrication properties provided by CDA
Technique Suitability
Soldering Excellent
Brazing Excellent
Oxyacetylene welding Good
Gas shielded arc welding Good
Coated metal arc welding Not recommended
Spot weld Fair
Seam weld Not recommended
Butt weld Good
Capacity for being cold worked Excellent
Capacity for being hot formed Good
Machinability rating 30

Thermal properties

Thermal properties provided by CDA
*Temperature is measured in Fahrenheit.
Treatment Minimum* Maximum*
Annealing 800 1350
Hot treatment 1450 1650

Common fabrication processes

Blanking, coining, drawing, etching, forming and bending, heading and upsetting, piercing and punching, roll threading and knurling, shearing, spinning, squeezing and swaging, stamping

Common fabrication processes provided by CDA

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