Temper: 1/4 Hard and Precipitation Heat Treated Fabrication Properties: Excellent Suitability – Capacity for Being Hot Formed; Good Suitability – Soldering, Brazing, Gas Shielded Arc Welding, Coated Metal Arc Welding, Spot Weld, Capacity for Being Cold Worked; Fair Suitability – Seam Weld, Butt Weld Common Fabrication Processes: Blanking; Drawing; Drilling; Forming and Bending; Tapping; Turning Typical uses: Clips; Connectors; Contact Bridges; Electric Motor Components; Electrical Connectors; Electrical Switch and Relay Blades; Fuse Clips; Navigational Instruments; Relay Parts; Switch Parts; Bolts; Fasteners; Lock Washers; Roll Pins; Screws; Washers; Bellows; Bourdon Tubes; Bushings; Diaphragms; Electrochemical Springs; Flexible Metal Hose; Non Sparking Safety Tools; Pump Parts; Pumps; Rolling Mill Parts; Shafts; Spline Shafts; Springs; Springs, Valve; Welding Equipment; Firing Pins Applicable Specifications: Bar – MILITARY MIL-C-21657, ASTM B196/B196M; Rod – ASTM B196/B196M, MILITARY MIL-C-21657; Wire – ASTM B197/B197M |