C38500 Free-Cutting Brass Bar
Specifications:ASTM B455
Size: 2-400mm
Length: 2500-6000mm
Forms: Round bar
Delivery condition: Heat treated and cold worked
UNS C38500 is the European reference standard for free-cutting brass extruded shape. It offers excellent machinability, good resistance to corrosion, and moderate strength. The alloy has a wide range of applications used for where excellent machining performance is required, such as special machined or micro-machined components with or without electrical requirement, various connectors, valves, stem bearings in mechanical engineering.
C38500 Equivalent Material
| Type | ASTM | BS | EN | JIS | GB |
| Cu-Zn-Pb | C38500 | CZ121 | CuZn39Pb3
2.0401 |
C3603 | HPb59-3
HPb58-2.5 |
C38500 Chemical Composition
| Cu | Pb | Zn | Fe, max |
| 55.0-59.0 | 2.5-3.5 | Reminder | 0.35 |
C38500 Mechanical Property
| Temper | Temper code | Tensile strength, Mpa | Yield strength, Mpa | Elongation, % |
| Soft anneal | R360 | 360 | 320 | 15 |
| Half-hard | R430 | 430 | 220) | 7 |
C38500 Physical Properties
| Density | 8.40 gm/cc cm |
| Melting Point | 875°C |
| Electrical Conductivity (Annealed) | 6.17 µΩ·cm @ 20 °C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 123 W/m·K @ 20 °C |
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