C84400

Product description: Leaded semi-red brass
Solids: 1/2" to 13" O.D.
Tubes: 1" to 16" O.D.*
Rectangles: Up to 20"
Standard lengths: 144"
Shape/Form: semi-finished, mill stock or near-net shapes, anode, bar stock, billet/bloom, squares, hex, plate, profile or structural shape, flats/rectangular bar

*Consult mill for wall thickness

Typical uses

Architecture: ornamental fixtures
Builders hardware: cases for dead bolt locks, dead bolt locks, door hardware for prisons, hardware
Building: cooling equipment, heating equipment
Consumer: musical instruments
Electrical: electrical equipment
Industrial: low-pressure fittings, pump fixtures, valve bodies for the water industry, valve seats, valves, valves for water meters
Marine: boat parts, marine hardware, nuts for transducers
Plumbing: fixtures, pipe fittings

Similar or equivalent specification

CDA	ASTM	SAE	AMS	Federal	Military	Other
C84400	B505 B505M B271 B271M B584			WW-U-516		Valve Metal

Chemical composition

Cu%1	Pb%	Sn%	Zn%	Fe%	P%	Ni%1,2	Al%	S%	Sb%	Si%
Chemical composition according to ASTM B505/B505M-23 1In determining Cu min., Cu may be calculated as Cu + Ni. 2Ni value includes Co. Note: Single values represent maximums.
78.00- 82.00	6.00- 8.00	2.30- 3.50	7.00- 10.00	0.40	1.50	1.00	0.005	0.08	0.25	0.005

Machinability

Copper alloy UNS No.	Machinability rating	Density (lb/in3 at 68 °F)
C84400	90	0.314

Mechanical properties

Tensile strength, min		Yield strength, at 0.5% extension under load, min		Elongation, in 2 in. or 50 mm min	Brinell hardness (500 kg load)
Mechanical properties according to ASTM B505/B505M-23
ksi	MPa	ksi	MPa	%	typical BHN
30	207	15	103	16	55

Physical properties

	US Customary	Metric
Physical properties provided by CDA
Melting point - liquidus	1840 °F	1004 °C
Melting point - solidus	1549 °F	843 °C
Density	0.314 lb/in3 at 68 °F	8.69 gm/cm3 at 20 °C
Specific gravity	8.69	8.69
Electrical conductivity	16.4% IACS at 68 °F	0.095 MegaSiemens/cm at 20 °C
Thermal conductivity	41.8 Btu/sq ft/ft hr/°F at 68 °F	72.4 W/m at 20 °C
Coefficient of thermal expansion 68-572	10 · 10-6 per °F (68-572 °F)	17.3 · 10-6 per °C (20-300 °C)
Specific heat capacity	0.09 Btu/lb/°F at 68 °F	377.1 J/kg at 20 °C
Modulus of elasticity in tension	13000 ksi	89600 MPa
Magnetic Permeability	1	1

Fabrication properties

Technique	Suitability
Fabrication properties provided by CDA *Since brazing is performed within the hot-short range, strain must be avoided during brazing and cooling.
Soldering	Excellent
Brazing*	Good
Oxyacetylene welding	Not recommended
Gas shielded arc welding	Not recommended
Coated metal arc welding	Fair
Machinability rating	90

Thermal properties

Treatment	Value*	Time**
Thermal properties provided by CDA Temperature is measured in fahrenheit. *For stress relief, solution treatment and annealing - time is measured in hours/inch of thickness. For precipitation heat treatment - time is measured in hours.
Stress relief	500
Solution treatment		0

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