863 BRONZE

IN STOCK

Cored Bar Sizes

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*ALLOY 863 MANGANESE BRONZE

COMMON FABRICATION PROCESSES AND TYPICAL USES

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

	Cu	Al	Fe	Pb	Mn	Ni	Sn	Zn
Min/Max	60.0-66.0	5.0-7.5	2.0-4.0	0.2	2.5-5.0	1	0.2	22.0-28.0
Nominal	63	6.2	3		3.7			25

COMMON FABRICATION PROCESSES FOR 863 MANGANESE BRONZE

Casting

FABRICATION PROPERTIES

Joining Technique	Suitability
Soldering	Poor
Brazing	Poor
Oxyacetylene Welding	Poor
Gas Shielded Arc Welding	Poor
Coated Metal Arc Welding	Good
Spot Weld	n/a
Seam Weld	n/a
Butt Weld	n/a
Capacity for Being Cold Worked	n/a
Capacity for Being Hot Formed	n/a
Machinability Rating: 8

Product Forms
Sand Cast Plate
Sand Cast Rod
Sand Cast Tube

Casting Characteristics
Attribute	Level
Casting Yield	Low
Drossing	High
Effect of Section Size	Small
Fluidity	Medium
Gassing	Low
Patternmakers Shrinkage	'1/4
Shrinkage	High

TYPICAL USES OF 863 MANGANESE BRONZE

Builders Hardware
Brackets
Electrical
Switches, electrical components
Fasteners
Screw down nuts
Industrial
Bushings, high strength machine parts, hooks, frames, struts, gears, bridge pins, propellers, hydraulic cylinder parts, large valve stems, heavy load bearings, gib, cams, forming dies for wood pulp industry, wear rings for forming dies for wood pulp industry
Marine
Marine hardware, clamps, covers for marine hardware, boat parts, rudders


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