Typical Uses
Builders Hardware Stops, Washers, General Hardware, Hardware, Industrial Fittings, Low Pressure Valves, Gas Line Fittings, Air Line Fittings, Plumbing Cocks, Faucets, Plumbing Fittings, Plumbing Fixtures
 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 | 75.0-77.0 | 0.005 | 0.25 | 0.40 | 5.50-7.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.005 | 0.08 | 2.00-3.00 | 13.0-17.0 |
* 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 | 80 |
| 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 | |
| Density | 0.319 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 | 16.00 %IACS at 68 F | 0.095 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 41.6 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 | 15000 ksi | 89600 MPa |
| Magnetic Permeability | 1.0 | 1.0 |
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