Clutch disks, cotter pins, diaphragms, fuse clips,
fasteners, lock washers, sleeve bushings, springs, switch parts, chemical
hardware, welding rods.
Common Fabrication Processes
Blanking, drawing, forming and bending, heading and
upsetting, roll threading and knurling, shearing, stamping.
Mechanical Properties
Typical for 1" Rod Half Hard (20%)
Temper
Hardness*
Rockwell B Scales
78
Tensile Strength**
KSI
70
Yield Strength** (.5% EAU)
KSI
58
Elongation**
% in 2 inch
25
**Test values are nominal approximations and depend on specimen
size and orientation.
Physical Properties
Thermal Conductivity
BTU/ (sq ft-ft-hr-F)
40
Specific Heat
BTU/lb/ºF @ 68F
.09
Thermal Expansion
Per °F from 68 F to 572 F
.0000099
Density
lb/cu in @ 68 F
.320
Electrical Conductivity* (Annealed)
% IACS @ 68 F
15
Modulus of Elasticity (Tension)
KSI
16,000
*Volume basis
Fabrication Properties
Capacity for being cold worked
Excellent
Capacity for being hot formed
Poor
Machinability rating (Free Cutting
Brass=100)
-
Suitability for being joined by:
Soldering/Excellent
Brazing/Excellent
Oxyacetylene Welding/Fair
Gas Shielded Arc Welding/Good
Coated Metal Arc Welding/Fair
Resistance Welding
Spot/Good
Seam/Fair
Butt/Excellent
The values listed above represent reasonable
approximations suitable for general engineering use. Due to commercial
variations in composition and to manufacturing limitations, they should not
be used for specification purposes. See applicable A.S.T.M. specification
references.
