Typical Uses
Fixtures, Pipe Fittings, Marine Hardware, Boat Parts, Nuts for Transducers, Valves, Valves for Water Meters, Low Pressure Fittings, Valve Bodies for the Water Industry, Valve Seat ,Pump Fixtures, Electrical Equipment, Musical Instruments, Cooling Equipment, Heating Equipment, Door Hardware for Prisons, Hardware, Dead Bolt Locks, Cases for Dead Bolt Locks, Ornamental
 Bar Length : | 10ft - 12ft |
 Rectangle : | up to 11'' W |
 Square : | up to 5'' |
 Hexagonal : | up to 3'' |
 Hollow : | 1"X1/2" - 11 1/2"X10 1/2" |
 Round : | 3/8" - 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 | 6.0-8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.005 | 0.08 | 2.30-3.50 | 7.0-10.0 |
* Ni value includes Co.
Note: Cu + Sum of Named Elements, 99.3% min.
* ASTM B505
* 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 | 90 |
| Tensile Strength, minA | Yield Strength, at 0.5% Extension Under Load, minA | Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, min, % | ||
| ksi | MPa | ksi | MPa | |
| 30 | 207 | 15 | 103 | 16 |
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 | 1840 F | 1004 C |
| Melting Point – Solidus | 1549 F | 843 C |
| Density | 0.314 lb/in3 at 68 F | 8.69 gm/cm3 at 20 C |
| Specific Gravity | 8.69 | 8.69 |
| Electrical Resistivity | 63.3 ohms-cmil/ft at 68 F | 10.53 microhm-cm at 20 C |
| Electrical Conductivity | 16.40 %IACS at 68 F | 0.095 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 | 13000 ksi | 89600 MPa |
| Magnetic Permeability | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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