AMPCO SPECIFICATIION

 
 

 

Chemical composition (Remainder Cu)

Mechanical & physical properties

PROPERTIES

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Sn

Zn

Al

Fe

Ni

Mn

D
Kg/dm3

Rm
MPa

Rp0,2
MPa

A 5
%

HB
10/30

W
m.K

Ampco
bronze

Ampco 8

resistance combined with good mechanical properties, good sliding characteristics and cavitation resistance

Use in the chemical industry as well as for bearings, bushings and slides

0.25

 

6,5

2,5

 

 

7,95

552

283

40

153

54

Ampco 18

Very good tensile and yield strength allied with high hardness and good elongation. Excellent sliding characteristics, high resistance against mechanical wear and corrosion.

Bearings, guides, cardan links, wear plates, srew nuts, sliding nuts, gear wheels, worm gears

 

 

10,5

3,5

 

 

7,45

724

365

14

192

63

Ampco 18-23

Remarkably improved compression, tensile strength and hardness compared to Ampco 18, where elongation and impact values remain more or less the same.

Screw nuts, worm gear wheels, pressure blocks, bushings, bending tools, shaft bearings, core inserts

 

 

10,5

3,5

 

 

7,45

758

386

16

207

59

Ampco 21

High pressure resistance and good resistance against mechanical wear. Very good sliding caracteristics, high hardness and small elongation.

Guiding bars and supports for polishing, straightening chucks, bending tools, guides, wear plates

 

 

13,1

4,4

 

2

7,21

758

420

1

286

46

Ampco 22

Very high hardness, small elongation. Good sliding caracteristics, high resistance against abrasion and high pressure resistance.

Deep-drawing tools, bending tools, guiding rolls, pressure rolls for welding, forming rolls

 

 

14,1

4,7

 

2

7,06

724

427

0,5

332

42

Ampco 25

Has an extraordinary high hardness, pressure resistance and resistance against abrasion. Excellent for static loads.

Forming tools, guides, bending balls, taper key, deep-drawing dies, punch, hold-downs, tapered guides

Not published

6,93

>500

>500

0

364

33

Ampco 26

Highest values for hardness, pressure and wear resistance. Brittleness of this alloy excludes impact and shock loads.

Forming technique, deep-drawing dies and punch

Not published

6,93

>440

>440

0

420

33

Ampco 45

Combine values of high hardness, toughness and tensile strength for high dynamic loads.

Forming technique, deep-drawing dies, safety tools, cores in injection moulds for screw caps

 

 

10

2,5

5

1,5

7,53

814

517

15

228

46

Ampco M-4

Ideal combination of high hardness, tensile strength and pressure resistance for high dynamic loads. High resistance against abrasion.

Pump components, gear-box pinions, bending tools, wiper dies, unscrewing cores

 

 

10,5

4,8

5

1,5

7,45

1000

793

8

286

42

 

 
     
 

 

 

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Cr

Co

Be

Zr

Ni

Si

 

Ampcoloy
alloys

Ampcoloy 83

Highest values for tensile strength, yield strength and hardness, therefore best wear and bending resistance. Good thermal and electrical conductivity.

Resistance welding technique, plastic injection technique, inserts

 

 

0,5

2

 

 

 

8,26

1310

1000

4

380

106

Ampcoloy 88

High resistance to annealing effect and high wear resistance with good electrical and thermal conductivity.

Resistance welding technique, forming inserts, diecast technique

 

CO+NI:3

0,5

 

 

 

8,75

890

680

14

270

230

Ampcoloy 940

Berylliumfree alloy with good resistance to annealing effect and highly proven good combination of tensile strength and high thermal conductivity.

Plastic injection mould technique, forming cores, core pins, nozzles, thermoforming

 

0,4

 

 

 

2,5

0,7

8,71

689

517

13

210

208

Ampcoloy 944

Berylliumfree alloy with unsurpassed combination of heat conductivity, excellent hardness and high tensile strength.

Plastic injection moulding, thermoforming, blow moulding

 

1

 

 

 

7

2

8,7

938

730

5

295

156

Ampcoloy 95

Excellent mechanical and physical properties. High annealing effect resistance and high wear resistance.

Plastic injection technique, diecast technique, resistance welding

 

CO+NI:3

0,5

 

 

 

8,75

830

550

10

240

208

Ampcoloy 972

High resistance to annealing effect with highest thermal and electrical conductivity. High wear resistance at high temperature.

Resistance welding technique, plastic injection moulding technique

 

1,0

 

 

0,12

 

 

8,87

520

466

20

152

333

 

PROPERTIES

RECOMMENDED

APPLICATIONS

 

Sn

Zn

Pb

Al

Fe

Ni

Mn

D/
kg/dm3

Rm
MPa

Rp0,2
MPa

A 5
%

HB
10/30

Tin-lead bronze

A 30

Good sliding properties also with poor lubrication or even with water lubrication only.

Friction bearings with low loads and high speeds

 

8

 

15