SAE64
ASTM B505
- Industrial
- Marine
- Fasteners
Typical Uses
Industrial Crank Shafts, Bearings, Bearing Plates, Machine Parts, Bushings, Applications Requiring Acid Resistance to Sulphite Fluids, Parts for Steel Mill Maintenance, Slide Guides for Steel Mills, High Speed, Heavy Load Bearings, Pumps, Pressure Tight Castings, Impellers, Corrosion Resistant Castings, Bushings for High Speed and Heavy Pressure.Marine Large Bearings for Ships, Builders Hardware Brackets, Fasteners Washers for Engines, Nuts
C93700
Chemical Composition
(%max, unless shown as range or min)
| Cu | AI | Sb | Fe | Ni | Pb | Si | S | Sn | Zn | p |
| Min/Max | 79.0-82.0 | 0.005 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 8.0-11.0 | 0.005 | 0.08 | 9.0-11.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
Note: Cu + Sum of Named Elements, 99.0% min.
Applicable Specifications
* ASTM B505; SAE64
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 | 80 |
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 |
| 35 | 241 | 20 | 138 | 6 |
* 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 | 1705 F | 929 C |
| Melting Point – Solidus | 1403 F | 762 C |
| Incipient Melting | 600 F | 316 C |
| Density | 0.320 lb/in3 at 68 F | 8.86 gm/cm3 at 20 C |
| Specific Gravity | 8.86 | 8.86 |
| Electrical Conductivity | 10 %IACS at 68 F | 0.059 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 27.1 Btu · ft/(hr · ft2·°F) at 68 F | 46.9 W/m ·°K at 20 C |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion | 10.3·10-6 per °F (68-212 F) | 18.5·10-6 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 | 11000 ksi | 75800 MPa |
| Magnetic Permeability | 1 | 1.0 |
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