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Low-Zinc Silicon Brass, UNS C87600, Copper Casting Alloy
Categories: Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Copper Alloy; Copper Casting Alloy

Material Notes: Recommended Casting Methods: Sand.

Applications: Valve stems.

Classified under: Silicon bronzes and silicon brasses. ASTM B584; formerly ASTM B198-13C.

<>Alloy does not respond to heat treating. Typical data for as-sand-cast separately cast test bars (M01 temper).

Key Words: Silicon Brass, ASTM B584; ASTM B198-13C
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Physical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Density 8.30 g/cc
 
Mechanical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Hardness, Brinell 110500 kg load
 1353000 kg load
Hardness, Rockwell B 76
Tensile Strength, Ultimate 455 MPa
Tensile Strength, Yield 220 MPa
@Strain 0.5 %
Elongation at Break 20 %in 51 mm
Modulus of Elasticity 115 GPa
Compressive Strength 415 MPaat 0.1 mm/mm set
Machinability 40 %UNS C36000 (free-cutting brass) = 100%
 
Electrical PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Electrical Resistivity 0.000028735 ohm-cm
@Temperature 20.0 °C
6% IACS
 
Thermal PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Specific Heat Capacity 0.376 J/g-°C
Thermal Conductivity 28.4 W/m-K
@Temperature 20.0 °C
Melting Point 860 - 971 °C
Solidus 860 °C
Liquidus 971 °C
Shrinkage 1.6 %Patternmaker's Shrinkage (3/16 in./ft.)
 
Processing PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Annealing Temperature 260 °CStress-Relieving Temperature
 
Component Elements PropertiesOriginal ValueComments
Copper, Cu >= 88 %
Iron, Fe <= 0.20 %
Lead, Pb <= 0.50 %
Manganese, Mn <= 0.25 %
Silicon, Si 3.5 - 5.5 %
Zinc, Zn 4.0 - 7.0 %

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