Nominal Composition
Percentage:
85.0 Cu, 15.0 Zn
Machinability Rating: 30
Typical Applications
Etching parts, trim, weather strip, kick plates, nameplates,
badges, medallions, plaques, tokens, coinage, zippers, costume
jewelry, fire extinguisher cases, rouge boxes, lipstick
containers, dials, compacts, sockets,
conduit, rotor bars, AC motors, screw shells, eyelets,
fasteners, tubing for heat exchangers, heat exchangers, pump
cylinder liners, tubing for instrumentation, fire extinguishers,
condenser tubes, pickling crates, radiator cores, tags, heat
exchanger shells, flexible metal hose, fire hose coupling, J
bends, pipe service lines, traps, service lines, pipe, pipe
nipples, pump lines, plumbing fittings. |
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COMMON FABRICATION
PROCESSES AND TYPICAL USES |
| Joining
Technique |
Suitability |
| Soldering |
Excellent |
| Brazing |
Excellent |
| Oxyacetylene Welding |
Good |
| Gas
Shielded Arc Welding |
Good |
| Coated Metal Arc
Welding |
Not Recommended |
| Spot Weld
|
Fair |
| Seam Weld |
Not Recommended |
| Butt Weld |
Good |
| Capacity for Being
Cold Worked |
Excellent |
| Capacity for Being
Hot Formed |
Good |
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