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ASTM B505
- Industrial
- Automotive
Typical Uses
Automotive Backing for Babbitt Lined Bearings, Industrial Mild Acidic Applications, Corrosion Resistant Castings, High Speed, Light Load Bushings, Bearings, Pump Impellers
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 Bar Length : | 10ft - 12ft |
 Square : | up to 5'' |
 Hollow : | 1"X1/2" - 11 1/2"X10 1/2" |
 Round : | 3/8" - 11 3/4" |
 Hexagonal : | up to 3'' |
 Rectangle : | up to 11'' W |
Product availabillity
C93500
Chemical Composition
(%max, unless shown as range or min)
Cu | AI | Sb | Fe | Ni* | Pb | Si | S | Sn | Zn | p | |
| Min/Max | 83.0-86.0 | 0.005 | 0.30 | 0.20 | 1.0 | 8.0-10.0 | 0.005 | 0.08 | 4.30-6.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
* Ni value includes Co.
Note: Cu + Sum of Named Elements, 99.0% min.
Applicable Specifications
* ASTM B505, SAE66
Fabrication Processes
* Continuous Casting
Fabrication Properties
| Joining Technique | Suitabillity |
| Soldering | Good |
| Brazing | Good |
| Oxyacetylene Welding | Not recommended |
| Gas Shielded Arc Welding | Not recommended |
| Coated Metal Arc Welding | Not recommended |
| Machinabillity | 70 |
Mechanical Properties (ASTM B505)
| 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 | 16 | 110 | 12 |
* 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.
Physical Properties
| US Customary | Metric | |
| Melting Point – Liquidus | 1830 F | 999 C |
| Melting Point – Solidus | 1570 F | 854 C |
| Density | 0.322 lb/in3 at 68 F | 8.86 gm/cm3 at 20 C |
| Specific Gravity | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| Electrical Resistivity | 68.4 ohms-cmil/ft at 68 F | 11.36 microhm-cm at 20 C |
| Electrical Conductivity | 15 %IACS at 68 F | 0.088 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 40.7 Btu · ft/(hr · ft2·°F) at 68 F | 70.4 W/m ·°K at 20 C |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 9.90·10-6 per °F (68-212 F) | 17.8·10-6 per °C (20-100 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 | 14500 ksi | 100000 MPa |
| Magnetic Permeability | 1 | 1 |