Temper: ½ Hard Fabrication Properties: Excellent Suitability – Soldering, Brazing, Capacity for Being Cold Worked; Good Suitability – Oxyacetylene Welding, Gas Shielded Arc Welding, Butt Weld, Capacity for Being Hot Formed; Fair Suitability – Spot Weld Common Fabrication Processes: Bending; Blanking; Coining; Drawing; Forming; Heading; Upsetting Typical Uses: Sash Chain; Weather Stripping; Pen Clips; Electrical Connectors; Fuse Clips; Switches; Platers Bars and Cores; Springs; Timer Contact Blades – Flexing; Wire Supports in Optical Work Applicable Specifications: Bar – ASTM B591; Plate – ASTM B591; Sheet – ASTM B591; Strip – ASTM B591 |