Typical Uses
Low Pressure Valves, Bushings, Fittings for Oil Lines, Builders Hardware General Hardware, Pipe Fittings, Unions, Industrial Small Pump Castings, Small Gears, Fittings for Gas Lines, Plumbing Tees, Plugs, Elbows, Couplings
 Bar Length : | 10ft – 12ft |
 Bars & rectangle plat : | up to 11” W |
 Bars carrés : | up to 5” |
 Bars hexagonales : | up to 3” |
 Barres creuses : | 1/2″X1″ – 10 1/2″X11 1/2″ |
 Solides ronde : | 1/2″ – 11 3/4″ |
| Cu | Al | Sb | Fe | Pb | Ni* | P | Si | S | Sn | Zn | |
| Min/Max | 78.0-82.0 | 0.005 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 2.0-3.0 | 0.80 | 1.5 | 0.005 | 0.08 | 4.0-6.0 | 10.0-16.0 |
* Ni value includes Co.
Note: Cu + Sum of Named Elements, 99.3% min.
* ASTM B505
* SAE J461, SAE J462
* Continuous Casting
| Joining Technique | Suitability |
| Soldering | Excellent |
| Brazing | Good |
| Oxyacetylene Welding | Not Recommended |
| Gas Shielded Arc Welding | Not Recommended |
| Coated Metal Arc Welding | Fair |
| Machinability Rating | 84 |
| Tensile Strength, minA | Yield Strength, at 0.5% Extension Under Load, minA | Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, min, % | ||
| ksi | MPa | ksi | MPa | |
| 32 | 221 | 16 | 110 | 13 |
A Minimum tensile strength and yield strength shall be reduced 10% for cast bars having a cross section, thickness, diameter, or wall of 4 in. (102 mm) or more. The cross sections are the diameter of a round solid, the distance across the flats of a solid hexagon, the thickness of a rectangle, and the wall thickness of a tube.
| US Customary | Metric | |
| Melting Point – Liquidus | 1820 F | 993 C |
| Melting Point – Solidus | 1540 F | 838 C |
| Density | 0.311 lb/in3 at 68 F | 8.61 gm/cm3 at 20 C |
| Specific Gravity | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| Electrical Resistivity | 63.3 ohms-cmil/ft at 68 F | 10.53 microhm-cm at 20 C |
| Electrical Conductivity | 15 %IACS at 68 F | 0.087 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 41.8 Btu · ft/(hr · ft2·°F) at 68 F | 72.4 W/m ·°K at 20 C |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 10.0·10-6 per °F (68-392 F) | 18.0·10-6 per °C (20-200 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 |
| Magnetic Permeability | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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