Sep 27 2012
Jewelry bronze UNS C22600 has a copper content of not less than 86%.
Tabulated below are the mechanical properties of UNS C22600 flat products as a function of heat treatment and thickness.
Temper |
Thickness |
Tensile Str. |
Yield Str. |
Elong. |
Rockwell |
Shear Str. |
B |
C |
F |
30T |
H01 |
1mm (0.04 in) |
324MPa (47ksi) |
255MPa (37ksi) |
25% |
47 |
- |
- |
- |
234MPa (34ksi) |
H02 |
1mm (0.04 in) |
372MPa (54ksi) |
324MPa (47ksi) |
12% |
61 |
- |
- |
- |
248MPa (36ksi) |
H04 |
1mm (0.04 in) |
455MPa (66ksi) |
386MPa (56ksi) |
5% |
73 |
- |
- |
- |
276MPa (40ksi) |
H06 |
1mm (0.04 in) |
496MPa (72ksi) |
414MPa (60ksi) |
4% |
78 |
- |
- |
- |
290MPa (42ksi) |
H08 |
1mm (0.04 in) |
545MPa (79ksi) |
427MPa (62ksi) |
4% |
82 |
- |
- |
- |
303MPa (44ksi) |
OS015 |
1mm (0.04 in) |
303MPa (44ksi) |
(110MPa 16ksi) |
42% |
- |
- |
68 |
- |
221MPa (32ksi) |
OS025 |
1mm (0.04 in) |
290MPa (42ksi) |
103MPa (15ksi) |
44% |
- |
- |
64 |
- |
214MPA (31ksi) |
OS035 |
1mm (0.04 in) |
276MPa (40ksi) |
90MPa (13ksi) |
45% |
- |
- |
59 |
- |
207MPa (30ksi) |
OS050 |
1mm (0.04 in) |
269MPa (39ksi) |
76MPa (11ksi) |
46% |
- |
- |
55 |
- |
200MPa (29ksi) |
The chemical composition of UNS C22600 copper alloy is outlined in the following table.
Elements |
Content (%) |
Copper, Cu |
86.0-89.0 |
Iron, Fe |
0.05 |
Lead, Pb |
0.05 |
Zinc, Zn |
Balance |
Equivalent material to UNS C22600 copper alloy includes ASTM B36.