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CuSn5Zn5Pb5-C, RG5

EN 1982

  • Architecture
  • Builders Hardware
  • Building
  • Electrical
  • Fasteners
  • Industrial
  • Marine
  • Plumbing

Typical Uses

Architecture
Ornamental Fixtures

Builders Hardware
Hardware

Building
Lightning Protection, Heating Equipment, Cooling Equipment, Trowels for Cement Working

Electrical
Electrical Hardware, Switches, Electrical Equipment

Fasteners
Large Hold Down Screws

Industrial
Handles for Dental Equipment, Air Actuators, Valve Bodies, Valves, Bushings, Pump Parts, Pumps, Valve Bodies, Impellers, Pump Fixtures, Couplings, Valves, Transducer Housings, Valve Bodies for the Water Meter Industry, Valves for the Water Meter Industry, Pumps, Low Pressure Valves, Small Gears, Bearings, Bearing Segments for Steel Industry, Pressure Blocks for Steel Industry, Rings, Printing Presses, Furnaces

Marine
Marine Products, Parts for Boats

Plumbing
Faucets, Fixtures, Pipe Fittings

Bar Length : 3000mm
Square : Up to 153mm
Hollow : 26X14mm - 292X238mm
Round : 10mm-303mm
Hexagonal : Up to 76mm
Rectangle : Up to 303mm W
Product availabillity

CC491K

Chemical Composition

(%max, unless shown as range or min)

Cu Ni P Pb Sn Zn Al Fe S Sb Si
Min/Max 83.0-87.0 2.0 0.1 4.0-6.0 4.0-6.0 4.0-6.0 0.01 0.3 0.1 0.25 0.01

Applicable Specifications

*BS EN 1982

Fabrication Processes

* Continuous Casting

Fabrication Properties

Joining Technique Suitability
Soldering Excellent
Brazing Good
Oxyacetylene Welding Not Recommended
Gas Shielded Arc Welding Not Recommended
Coated Metal Arc Welding Fair
Machinability Rating 84

Mechanical Properties

Tensile Strength Rm  N/mm2 min. 0.2% Proof Strength
Rp0.2 N/mm2 min.		 Elongation A % min. Hardness HB min.
250 110 13 65

Physical Properties

US Customary Metric
Melting Point – Liquidus 1850 F 1010 C
Melting Point – Solidus 1570 F 854 C
Density 0.318 lb/in3 at 68 F 8.83 gm/cm3 at 20 C
Specific Gravity 8.83 8.83
Electrical Resistivity 69.1 ohms-cmil/ft at 68 F 11.49 microhm-cm at 20 C
Electrical Conductivity 15 %IACS at 68 F 0.087 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 C
Thermal Conductivity 41.6 Btu · ft/(hr · ft2·°F) at 68 F 72.0 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 13500 ksi 93100 MPa
Magnetic Permeability 1.0 1.0
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