This C61400 has excellent mechanical properties and ductility, which make this alloy suitable for high load applications, as well as construction of vessels with high-pressure requirements and the process of product subjected to corrosion and erosion.
Typical applications include nuts, bolts, stringers and threaded members, corrosion-resistant vessels and tanks, structural components, machine parts, condenser tube and piping systems, marine protective sheathing and fastening, munitions mixing troughs and blending chambers.
| Weight % | Al | Fe | Mn | P | Sn | Cu + Ag | Pb | Zn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 6.0 | 1.50 | — | — | — | 87.075 | — | — |
| Maximum | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 0.015 | 0.20 | 92.5 | 0.01 | 0.20 |
| Characteristics | English | Metric | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominal density (68°F/20°C) | 0.285 lbs/in3 | 7.89 g/cm3 | |
| Specific heat (212 °F/100°C) | 0.0896 BTU/lb – °F | 375 J/KG- °K | |
| Coefficient of thermal
expansion |
Linear
68°F – 572°F 20°C – 300°C |
9.00 micro in/in- °F | 16.2 micro in/in- °K |
| Thermal Conductivity | 68°F / 20°C | 32.7 BTU/ft- hr – °F | 56.5 W/m – °K |
| Electrical resistivity | 68°F / 20°C | 123 nΩ ∙ m | |
| Tensile | Hardness | Fatigue | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form | Temper | Section size | Ultimate | Yield | Elongation in HD, min | Shear strength | Rockwell B | Fatigue strength | ||||
| Inches | KSI | MPa | KSI | MPa | % | KSI | MPa | KSI | MPa | |||
| Rod | H04 | 0.5 | 85 | 586 | 45 | 310 | 35 | 48 | 331 | 85 | — | — |
| 1 | 82 | 565 | 40 | 276 | 35 | 45 | 310 | 90 | — | — | ||
| 2 | 80 | 552 | 35 | 241 | 35 | 40 | 276 | 88 | — | — | ||