Silicon Bronze 655: Herculoy®, High-Silicon Bronze A, UNS C65500, H06 (50%) Temper Rod
Silicon Bronze 655: Herculoy®, High-Silicon Bronze A, UNS C65500, H06 (50%) Temper Rod
Silicon Bronze 655: Herculoy®, High-Silicon Bronze A, UNS C65500, H06 (50%) Temper Rod
Zirconium (http://elginfasteners.com/resources/materials/material-
specifications/zirconium/)
Below are the technical specifications of the Silicon Bronze 655 Bar Stock we have
available to meet your needs.
Component Wt. %
Cu 97
Fe Max 0.8
Mn Max 1.5
Ni Max 0.6
Pb Max 0.5
Si 2.8 – 3.8
Zn Max 1.5
Material Notes: Good to excellent corrosion resistance. Excellent hot and cold
workability. Fabricated by blanking, drawing, forming and bending, heading and
upsetting, hot forging and pressing, roll threading and knurling, shearing, squeezing,
and swaging. Applications: hydraulic pressure lines, anchor screws, bolts, cable
clamps, cap screws, machine screws, marine hardware, nuts, pole-line hardware,
rivets, U-bolts, electrical conduits, heat exchanger tubing, welding rod, propeller
shafts.
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Mechanical Properties
Hardness, Rockwell B 95 95
Tensile Strength, Yield 415 MPa 60200 psi 0.5% extension under load
Elongation at Break 13 % 13 % In 50 mm
Electrical Properties
Thermal Properties
250 BTU-in/hr-
Thermal Conductivity 36 W/m-K
ft²-°F
Processing Properties
Recrystallization
4.44 °C 40 °F C37700 (forging brass) = 100%
Temperature
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