Typical Uses
Building Heating Equipment, Cooling Equipment, Industrial Cryogenic Valves, Valves for Water Meters, Medium Pressure Hydraulic Equipment, Valve Components, Pumps Used to 550 F, Pump Impellers, Fittings Used to 550 F, Gears, Piston Rings, Bushings, Bearings, Marine Marine Castings, Plumbing Medium Pressure Architecture Ornamental Castings, Steam Equipment to 550F, Fasteners Nuts
 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 | 86.0-90.0 | 0.005 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 1.0-2.0 | 1.0 | 0.05 | 0.005 | 0.05 | 5.5-6.5 | 3.0-5.0 |
Note: Cu + Sum of Named Elements, 99.5% min.
* ASTM B505
*SAE622; SAE J462; SAE J461
| Joining Technique | Suitability |
| Soldering | Excellent |
| Brazing | Excellent |
| Oxyacetylene Welding | Not Recommended |
| Gas Shielded Arc Welding | Not Recommended |
| Coated Metal Arc Welding | Not Recommended |
| Machinability Rating | 42 |
| Tensile Strength, minA | Yield Strength, at 0.5% Extension Under Load, minA | Elongation in 2 in. or 50 mm, min, % | ||
| ksi | MPa | ksi | MPa | |
| 38 | 262 | 19 | 131 | 18 |
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 | 1810 F | 988 C |
| Melting Point – Solidus | 1518 F | 826 C |
| Density | 0.312 lb/in3 at 68 F | 8.64 gm/cm3 at 20 C |
| Specific Gravity | 8.640 | 8.64 |
| Electrical Resistivity | 72.5 ohms-cmil/ft at 68 F | 12.0 microhm-cm at 20 C |
| Electrical Conductivity | 14 %IACS at 68 F | 0.083 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 40.2 Btu · ft/(hr · ft2·°F) at 68 F | 69.6 W/m ·°K at 20 C |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 10.0 . 10-6 per oF (68-572 F) | 18.0 . 10-6 per oC (20-200 C) |
| Specific Heat Capacity | 0.090 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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