UNS C63000 (AMS 4640) – Premium Nickel–Aluminum Bronze Alloy
2.0966 (CuAl10Ni5Fe4) most popular American grade of nickel aluminum bronze with a chemical composition of approximately 10% aluminium, 5% nickel and 3% iron, is readily hot worked and offers a good machinability. The alloy displays good erosion and cavitation resistance in seawater and brackish water, together with a good resistance to dilute sulphuric, hydrochloric and non-oxidising acids. Columbia Metals stocks C63000 in the HR50 condition to meet the requirements of AMS4640. It shows the following features and properties:
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General
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Density | 23.0 °C | 7.6 g/cm³ |
Mechanical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Elongation | 23.0 °C | 5 - 12 % |
Tensile strength | 23.0 °C | 550 - 760 MPa |
Yield strength Rp0.2 | 23.0 °C | 275 - 415 MPa |
Thermal
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | 23.0 °C | 1.7E-5 1/K | for 0-300°C |
Melting point | 1050 - 1070 °C | ||
Thermal conductivity | 23.0 °C | 38 - 46 W/(m·K) |
Electrical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Electrical conductivity | 23.0 °C | 4.06E+6 - 5.22E+6 S/m |
Specific Electrical conductivity | 7 - 9 % IACS |
Magnetic
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Relative magnetic permeability | 23.0 °C | 1 [-] |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
Aluminium | 9 - 11 % | ||
Copper | Balance | ||
Iron | 2 - 4 % | ||
Manganese | 1.5 % | max. | |
Nickel | 4 - 5.5 % | ||
Silicon | 0.25 % | ||
Technological properties
| Property | ||
|---|---|---|
| Application areas | Offshore & marine: Marine fasteners, hardware and fittings;Aerospace: Landing gear components, thrust washers, gears, control bushes, faucet balls, springs and worm wheels;Other: Non-sparking safety tooling, valve stems and seats, wear plates, welding clamps, valve spindles and components, fasteners and bearing bushes | |
| Corrosion properties | High resistance to corrosion and erosion | |
| General machinability | Good machinability | |
| Hot forming | Easily hot worked | |
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