Cartridge Brass, UNS C26000 (260 Brass), Annealed Rod

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Cartridge Brass, UNS C26000 (260 Brass), Annealed Rod
Categories:	Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Copper Alloy; Brass
Material Notes:	Fair to excellent corrosion resistance. Excellent cold workability; good hot formability. Applications: radiator cores and tanks, flashlight shells, lamp fixtures, fasteners, locks, hinges, ammunition components, plumbing accessories, pins, rivets. Test specimen: rod < 25 mm diameter cold drawn 50% to tensile strength of 700 MPa (100,000 psi)..
Key Words:	70/30 brass, CDA 260, CZ106, ISO CuZn30, CEN CW505L
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Physical Properties	Metric	English	Comments

Density	8.53 g/cc	0.308 lb/in³
Grain Size	8.0 µm @Treatment Temp. 370 °C	8.0 µm @Treatment Temp. 698 °F	annealed 1h, initial grain size 0.045mm
	10 µm @Treatment Temp. 400 °C	10 µm @Treatment Temp. 752 °F	annealed 1h, initial grain size 0.045mm
	27 µm @Treatment Temp. 500 °C	27 µm @Treatment Temp. 932 °F	annealed 1h, initial grain size 0.045mm
	65 µm @Treatment Temp. 600 °C	65 µm @Treatment Temp. 1110 °F	annealed 1h, initial grain size 0.045mm
	138 µm @Treatment Temp. 680 °C	138 µm @Treatment Temp. 1260 °F	annealed 1h, initial grain size 0.045mm

Mechanical Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	300 MPa @Treatment Temp. 600 °C	43500 psi @Treatment Temp. 1110 °F	annealed 1h
	300 MPa @Treatment Temp. 700 °C	43500 psi @Treatment Temp. 1290 °F	annealed 1h
	325 MPa @Treatment Temp. 500 °C	47100 psi @Treatment Temp. 932 °F	annealed 1h
	370 MPa @Treatment Temp. 400 °C	53700 psi @Treatment Temp. 752 °F	annealed 1h
	620 MPa @Treatment Temp. 300 °C	89900 psi @Treatment Temp. 572 °F	annealed 1h
	700 MPa @Treatment Temp. 200 °C	102000 psi @Treatment Temp. 392 °F	annealed 1h
Modulus of Elasticity	110 GPa	16000 ksi
Poissons Ratio	0.375	0.375
Fatigue Strength	150 MPa @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	21800 psi @# of Cycles 5.00e+7	Reverse Bending
Machinability	30 %	30 %	UNS C36000 (free-cutting brass) = 100%
Shear Modulus	40.0 GPa	5800 ksi

Thermal Properties	Metric	English	Comments
CTE, linear	19.9 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 - 300 °C	11.1 µin/in-°F @Temperature 68.0 - 572 °F
Specific Heat Capacity	0.375 J/g-°C	0.0896 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity	120 W/m-K @Temperature 20.0 °C	833 BTU-in/hr-ft²-°F @Temperature 68.0 °F
Melting Point	915 - 955 °C	1680 - 1750 °F
Solidus	915 °C	1680 °F
Liquidus	955 °C	1750 °F

Processing Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Annealing Temperature	425 - 750 °C	797 - 1380 °F
Hot-Working Temperature	725 - 850 °C	1340 - 1560 °F

Component Elements Properties	Metric	English	Comments
Copper, Cu	68.5 - 71.5 %	68.5 - 71.5 %
Iron, Fe	<= 0.050 %	<= 0.050 %
Lead, Pb	<= 0.070 %	<= 0.070 %
Other, total	<= 0.15 %	<= 0.15 %
Zinc, Zn	>= 28.5 %	>= 28.5 %

Descriptive Properties
Hall Coefficient	47 pV · m/A · T
Velocity of Sound	3660 m/s		at 20°C

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