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*ALLOY 865 MANGANESE BRONZE

COMMON FABRICATION PROCESSES AND TYPICAL USES

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

	Cu	Al	Fe	Pb	Mn	Ni	Sn	Zn
Min/Max	55.0-60.0	.5-1.5	.4-2.0	0.4	.10-1.5	1	1	36.0-42.0
Nominal	58	1	1.2		0.8		0.5	39

COMMON FABRICATION PROCESSES FOR 865 MANGANESE BRONZE

Casting

FABRICATION PROPERTIES

Joining Technique	Suitability
Soldering	Fair
Brazing	Fair
Oxyacetylene Welding	Poor
Gas Shielded Arc Welding	Poor
Coated Metal Arc Welding	Poor
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: 26

Product Forms
Sand Cast Plate
Sand Cast Rod

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 865 MANGANESE BRONZE

Automotive
Weld guns
Builders Hardware
Brackets
Electrical
Electrical hardware
Industrial
Struts, machinery, gears, compressors, forming dies, wear rings, pressing dies for wood pulp industry, hooks, frames, machinery parts requiring high strength, machinery parts, lever arms
Marine
Propellers for salt and fresh water, covers for marine hardware, clamps, boat parts, rudders


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