Good to excellent corrosion resistance. Excellent hot and cold workability; good forgeability. Fabricated by coining, coppersmithing, drawing and upsetting, hot forging and pressing, spinning, swaging, stamping. Applications: springs, clips, electrical connectors, power tube and electron tube components, high-strength electrical components, bolts, nails, screws, cotter pins, and parts requiring some combination of high-strength, high electrical or thermal conductivity, high resistance to fatigue and creep, and good workability. Available as flat products, rod, wire. |