Beryllium-Copper Casting Alloy 245C, UNS C82600, As-Cast

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Beryllium-Copper Casting Alloy 245C, UNS C82600, As-Cast
Categories:	Metal; Nonferrous Metal; Beryllium Alloy; Copper Alloy; Copper Casting Alloy
Material Notes:	Casting methods recommended for this alloy: Centrifugal, Investment, Permanent Mold, Plaster, and Sand. Applications: Bearings and molds for plastic parts. Test specimen: as cast.
Key Words:	BeCu; beryllium copper 245C, FED QQ-C-390
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Physical Properties	Original Value	Comments

Density	8.16 g/cc

Mechanical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Hardness, Rockwell B	86
Tensile Strength, Ultimate	550 MPa
Tensile Strength, Yield	345 MPa @Strain 0.2 %
Elongation at Break	10 %	In 50 mm
Modulus of Elasticity	130 GPa
Poissons Ratio	0.30
Machinability	30 %	UNS C36000 (free-cutting brass) = 100%
Shear Modulus	50.0 GPa

Electrical Properties	Original Value	Comments
Electrical Resistivity	0.0000907 ohm-cm @Temperature 20.0 °C

Thermal Properties	Original Value	Comments
CTE, linear	17.0 µm/m-°C @Temperature 20.0 - 200 °C
Specific Heat Capacity	0.420 J/g-°C
Thermal Conductivity	100 W/m-K @Temperature 20.0 °C
Melting Point	835 °C	Incipient
	855 - 955 °C
Solidus	855 °C
Liquidus	955 °C
Shrinkage	1.56 %	Patternmaker's Shrinkage (3/16 in./ft.)

Processing Properties	Original Value	Comments
Solution Temperature	790 - 800 °C
Aging Temperature	345 °C
Casting Temperature	980 - 1040 °C	Heavy castings
	1040 - 1150 °C	Light castings

Component Elements Properties	Original Value	Comments
Aluminum, Al	<= 0.15 %
Beryllium, Be	2.25 - 2.45 %
Chromium, Cr	<= 0.10 %
Cobalt, Co	0.35 - 0.70 %
Copper, Cu	>= 95.2 %
Iron, Fe	<= 0.25 %
Lead, Pb	<= 0.020 %
Nickel, Ni	<= 0.20 %
Silicon, Si	0.20 - 0.35 %
Tin, Sn	<= 0.10 %
Zinc, Zn	<= 0.10 %

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