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Round : 3/8" - 3"
Bar Length : 10ft - 12ft
Rectangle : W: 1/2" - 4"
Square : 3/8" - 1.5"
Hexagonal : 3/8" - 2"
Profile : According to customers drawing
Product availabillity

C48500

Chemical Composition

(%max, unless shown as range or min)

CuFePbSnZn
Min/Max59.0-62.00.1 max1.3-2.20.5-1.0Rem

Note: Cu + Sum of Named Elements, 99.6% min.

Applicable Specifications

* Rod, Bar – ASTM B21; SAE J461, SAE J463; AMS 4611, AMS 4612

Fabrication Processes

* Blanking, Drawing, Forming and Bending, Heading and Upsetting, Hot Forging and Pressing, Hot Heading and Upsetting, Shearing

Fabrication Properties

Joining TechniqueSuitability
SolderingExcellent
BrazingExcellent
Oxyacetylene WeldingGood
Gas Shielded Arc WeldingFair
Coated Metal Arc WeldingNot Recommended
Spot WeldGood
Seam WeldFair
Butt WeldGood
Capacity for Being Cold WorkedFair
Capacity for Being Hot FormedExcellent
Forgeability Rating90
Machinability Rating30

Standard Temper Designation

* H02 – Half Hard

Mechanical Properties (ASTM B21)

Diameter or Distance Between
Parallel Surfaces, in.
Tensile Strength, minYield Strength, at 0.5% Extension Under Load, minElongation in 4xdiameter
or 4xthickness, min, %
Rockwell B Hardness
ksiMPaksiMPa
0.5 and under604152718522
over 0.5 to 1.0, incl.604152718525
over 1.0 to 2.0, incl.584002618025
over 2.0 to 3.0, incl.543702517025
over 3.0 to 4.0, incl.543702215027
over 4.0543702215030

Physical Properties

US CustomaryMetric
Melting Point – Liquidus1650 F900 C
Melting Point – Solidus1630 F885 C
Density0.304 lb/in3 at 68 F8.41 gm/cm3 at 20 C
Specific Gravity8.418.41
Electrical Resistivity39.9 ohms-cmil/ft at 68 F6.63 microhm-cm at 20 C
Electrical Conductivity26 %IACS at 68 F0.152 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 C
Thermal Conductivity67.0 Btu · ft/(hr · ft2·°F) at 68 F116.0 W/m ·°K at 20 C
Coefficient of Thermal Expansion11.8·10-6 per °F (68-572 F)21.2·10-6 per °C (20-300 C)
Specific Heat Capacity0.09 Btu/lb/°F at 68 F380 J/kg · °K at 20 C
Modulus of Elasticity in Tension15000 ksi103400 Mpa
Modulus of Rigidity5600 ksi38610 Mpa