360 – Blue Dot® Brass Rod Products

C36000 Blue Dot® Brass Rod Has the Greatest Overall Value for its quality and consistency, Blue Dot C36000 allows our customers to produce more components per machine hour, maintain closer tolerances, and reduce machining downtime because of longer tool life. Blue Dot brass rod symbolizes superior brass parts, which begins with superior raw material, efficient manufacturing, and responsive customer service.

Blue Dot C36000 brass rod has the highest machinability of any brass alloy. It offers machining accuracy with desired mechanical corrosion properties and a superior finish.


Chemistry Composition:

Cu Pb Fe Zn
60.0-63.0% 2.5-3.0% 0.35% max Remainder

Application: Free Cutting-Machining


Chemistry Specification: ASTM B16


Lengths: 12 Feet


Bundle Weights: 1,000 – 4,000 lbs.


Sizes/Shapes:

Diameter Tolerances +/- :Minimum Mechanical Properties:

Shape Diameter (inch)
Round 0.250″ – 4.50″
Hex / Hex RC 0.250″ – 2.50″
  Square 0.250″ – 2.00″
Shapes Cross section up to 2.50″
Diameter (inch) Round Hexagonal, Octagonal
>0.250″-0.500″ 0.0015″ 0.0030″
>0.500″-1.000″ 0.0020″ 0.0040″
>1.000″-2.000″ 0.0025″ 0.0050″
>2.000″ 0.15% 0.30%
Diameter (inch) Tensile Strength (ksi) Yield Strength (ksi) Elongation (%) Hardness RD (Rb) Hardness (HX/OC) (Rb)
≤0.500″ 57 25 7
>0.500″-1.000″ 55 25 10 60-80 55-80
>1.000″-2.000″ 50 20 15 50-75 45-80
>2.000″-3.000″ 45 15 20 45-70 40-65
>3.000″-4.000″ 45 15 20 40-65 35-60
>4.000″ 40 15 20 25 min 25 min