UNS C65500 (CW116C) Silicon Bronze

Alloy Steels

Material conditionOS035 (annealed to 0.035mm grain size)

Overview Chemical Composition Mechanical Properties Physical Properties Other Properties

Property Overview

Density8.6g/cm³

Elastic Modulus120GPa

Tensile Strength420MPa

Yield Strength170MPa

Brinell HardnessUnknown

Maximum Service Temperature200°C

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Chemical Composition

CuSi3Mn1 ( CW116C ) Low alloyed copper alloy Chemical composition. Equivalents of CuSi3Mn1 ( CW116C ). Standards.1 Mechanical Properties. Hardness%

0 to 0.6%

0.5 to 1.3%

2.8 to 3.8%

91.5 to 96.7%

0 to 0.050%

RES.

Residuals res. | | 0 to 0.5%

RESIDUALS RES.

0 to 0.5%

0 to 1.5%

0 to 0.8%

Mechanical

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

120 GPa

Elongation at Break

60 %

Poisson's Ratio

0.34

Shear Modulus

43 GPa

Shear Strength

300 MPa

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

420 MPa

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

170 MPa

Hardness

Rockwell B Hardness

Physical

Density

8.6 g/cm 3

Thermal

Latent Heat of Fusion

260 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

200 °C

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1030 °C

Melting Onset (Solidus)

970 °C

Specific Heat Capacity

400 J/kg-K

Thermal Conductivity

36 W/m-K

Thermal Diffusivity

10 mm 2 /s

Thermal Expansion

18 µm/m-K

Thermal Shock Resistance

14 points

Electrical

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

7.0 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

7.3 % IACS

Calculated

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

200 MJ/m 3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

120 kJ/m 3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

7.5 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

19 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

13 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

14 points

Environmental

Base Metal Price

29 % relative

Embodied Carbon

2.7 kg CO 2 /kg material

Embodied Energy

42 MJ/kg

Embodied Energy

42 MJ/kg 18 x 10 3 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

300 L/kg

Embodied Water

300 L/kg 36 gal/lb

Physical Other

Calomel Potential

-270 mV

Registered Designations & Aliases

C65500CW116CCW116CCuSi3Mn1UNS C65500 (CW116C) Silicon Bronze

Standards

ASTM B124 ASTM B124: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes

ASTM B283 ASTM B283: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forgings (Hot-Pressed)

ASTM B96 ASTM B96: Standard Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar for General Purposes and Pressure Vessels

ASTM B98 ASTM B98: Standard Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Rod, Bar and Shapes

ASTM B98 ASTM B98: Standard Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Rod, Bar and Shapes ASTM B96: Standard Specification for Copper-Silicon Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar for General Purposes and Pressure Vessels ASTM B124: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper Alloy Forging Rod, Bar, and Shapes ASTM B283: Standard Specification for Copper and Copper-Alloy Die Forgings (Hot-Pressed) Copper: Its Trade, Manufacture, Use, and Environmental Status, Gunter Joseph, 2001 Pressure Vessels: External Pressure Technology, 2nd ed., Carl T. F. Ross, 2011 Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, ASM Handbook vol. 2, ASM International, 1993

EN 12163 EN 12163: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Rod for general purposes

EN 12166 EN 12166: 1998 Copper and copper alloys. Wire for general purposes