CuZn39Pb3
ASTM B455
- Architecture
- General Engineering
- Consumer Products
Typical Uses
Architecture
Elevator Trim, Thresholds, Door Frames, Handrails, Terrazzo Strip, Shower Doors, Privacy Sun Grills, Trim, Store Fronts, Architectural Forgings, Extrusions, Architectural Moldings, Window Mullions, Bathroom Partition Brackets Builders Hardware Hinges, Drawer Pulls, Lock Cams, Butts, Slide Bolts, Lock Bodies, Drawer Handles
Consumer
Picture Frames, Funeral Urns, Lamps, Fireplace Screens, Straight Edges, Handles, Hot Combs (to Straighten Hair), Squeegee Retainers
Industrial
Valve Trim, Press Brake Ram Clamps, Valve Stems, Valves, Gauges, Valve Seats, Forgings, Wheeled Racks Ordnance Gun Sights
C38500
Chemical Composition
(%max, unless shown as range or min)
|
Cu |
Fe |
Pb |
Zn |
Min/Max |
55.0-59.0 |
0.35 |
2.5-3.5 |
Rem |
Note: Cu + Sum of Named Elements, 99.5% min.
Applicable Specifications
* ASTM B455
Fabrication Processes
* Hot Forging and Pressing
* Hot Forming and Bending
* Machining
Fabrication Properties
Joining Technique |
Suitability |
Soldering |
Excellent |
Brazing |
Good |
Oxyacetylene Welding |
Not Recommended |
Gas Shielded Arc Welding |
Not Recommended |
Coated Metal Arc Welding |
Not Recommended |
Spot Weld |
Not Recommended |
Seam Weld |
Not Recommended |
Butt Weld |
Fair |
Capacity for Being Cold Worked |
Poor |
Capacity for Being Hot Formed |
Excellent |
Machinability Rating |
90 |
Mechanical Properties
Tensile Strength, min |
Yield Strength, at 0.5% Extension Under Load, min |
Elongation in 2 in (50.8 mm), min, % |
ksi |
MPa |
ksi |
MPa |
48 |
330 |
16 |
110 |
15 |
Physical Properties
|
US Customary |
Metric |
Melting Point – Liquidus |
1630 F |
888 C |
Melting Point – Solidus |
1610 F |
877 C |
Density |
0.306 lb/in3 at 68 F |
8.47 gm/cm3 at 20 C |
Specific Gravity |
8.47 |
8.47 |
Electrical Resistivity |
37.0 ohms-cmil/ft at 68 F |
6.15 microhm-cm at 20 C |
Electrical Conductivity |
28 %IACS at 68 F |
0.164 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 C |
Thermal Conductivity |
71.0 Btu · ft/(hr · ft2·°F) at 68 F |
122.9 W/m ·°K at 20 C |
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion |
11.6·10-6 per °F (68-572 F) |
20.9·10-6 per °C (20-300 C) |
Specific Heat Capacity |
0.09 Btu/lb/°F at 68 F |
377.1 J/kg · °K at 20 C |
Modulus of Elasticity in Tension |
14000 ksi |
96500 MPa |
Modulus of Rigidity |
5300 ksi |
36540 MPa |