Temper: As Hot Rolled Fabrication Properties: Excellent Suitability – Gas Shielded Arc Welding; Good Suitability – Coated Metal Arc Welding, Spot Weld, Seam Weld, Butt Weld, Capacity for Being Cold Worked, Capacity for Being Hot Formed; Fair Suitability – Brazing Common Fabrication Processes: Blanking; Cold Heading; Drawing; Forming and Bending; Roll Threading; Welding Typical uses: Wire Screening; Bolts; Fasteners; Nuts; Columns; Condenser Tube; Corrosion Resistant Vessels; Desalination Equipment; Gaskets; Heat Exchanger Tube; Machine Parts; Mining Shovels; Piping Systems, Acid Resistant; Sea Water Piping; Seamless Tubing and Pipe; Tanks; Tie Rods; Tube Sheets; Water Boxes; Protective Sheathing; Blending Chambers; Mixing Troughs; Ball Valve Seats Applicable Specifications: Bar – FEDERAL QQ-C-450, ASTM B150/B150M, ASTM B169/B169M; Pipe – ASTM B608; Plate – FEDERAL QQ-C-450, ASTM B432, ASTM B169/B169M; Plate & Sheet - for Pressure Vessels, Condensers & Heat Exchangers ASTM B171/B171M, for Pressure Vessels, Condensers & Heat Exchangers ASME SB171; Rod – ASTM B150/B150M; Rod, Bar & Shapes - Aluminum Bronze ASME SB150; Rod, Tubing & Shapes - Aluminum Bronze ASTM B150/B150M; Seamless Condenser Tube & Ferrule Stock – ASME SB111, ASTM B100; Seamless Pipe and Tube – ASTM B315, ASME SB315; Sheet – FEDERAL QQ-C-450, ASTM B169/B169M; Sheet, Strip & Rolled Bar - Aluminum Bronze ASME SB169; Strip – FEDERAL QQ-C-450, ASTM B169/B169M; Tube – ASTM B111/B111M |