Typical Uses
Forging and pressing of all kinds
Builders Hardware
Door Handles, Decorative Knobs, Furniture Hardware
Building
Valve Bodies for Refrigeration, Chemicals
Consumer
Golf Putters, Valve Bodies for Scuba & Propane Spray Tanks, Valve Bodies for Agricultural Spray Tanks
Electrical
Covers, Fuse Bodies
Industrial
Valve Components, Forgings and Pressings of All Kinds
 Round : | 3/8" - 3" |
 Hexagonal : | 3/8" - 2" |
 Square : | 3/8" - 1.5" |
 Rectangle : | W: 1/2" - 4" |
 Bar Length : | 10ft - 12ft |
 Profile : | According to customers drawing |
(%max, unless shown as range or min)
| Cu | Fe | Pb | Zn | |
| Min/Max | 58.0-61.0 | 0.3 | 1.5-2.5 | Rem |
Note: Cu + Sum of Named Elements, 99.5% min.
* Bar, Rod, Forging – ASTM B124
* Hot Forging and Pressing
* Hot Heading and Upsetting
* Machining
| 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 |
| Forgeability Rating | 100 |
| Machinability Rating | 80 |
| US Customary | Metric | |
| Melting Point – Liquidus | 1640 F | 893 C |
| Melting Point – Solidus | 1620 F | 882 C |
| Density | 0.305 lb/in3 at 68 F | 8.44 gm/cm3 at 20 C |
| Specific Gravity | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| Electrical Resistivity | 38.4 ohms-cmil/ft at 68 F | 6.38 microhm-cm at 20 C |
| Electrical Conductivity | 27 %IACS at 68 F | 0.158 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 69.0 Btu · ft/(hr · ft2·°F) at 68 F | 119.4 W/m ·°K at 20 C |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 11.5·10-6 per °F (68-572 F) | 20.7·10-6 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 | 15000 ksi | 103400 MPa |
| Modulus of Rigidity | 5600 ksi | 38610 MPa |
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