C86300 is a high-strength manganese bronze alloy, renowned as the “high-strength, wear-resistant copper bar” in the industrial field. It boasts the highest mechanical strength and hardness among all cast copper alloys, while also exhibiting excellent wear resistance and anti-galling properties. This alloy performs particularly well under harsh conditions of low speed and high load, effectively resisting wear, deformation, and impact. Furthermore, it possesses good corrosion resistance, especially in marine atmospheric environments, and considerable fatigue strength, making it suitable for components subjected to cyclic dynamic loads.
Due to its comprehensive performance, C86300 copper bars are widely used in the manufacture of critical wear-resistant components for heavy machinery. Typical applications include bearings and bushings in marine propellers, high-strength gears, pump impellers and valve stems, stamping dies, and wear-resistant parts in mining equipment. It successfully fills the gap between the insufficient strength of traditional brass and the susceptibility to corrosion and the need for lubrication in steel, becoming one of the preferred high-performance copper alloy materials for engineers in applications requiring high strength, wear resistance, and corrosion resistance, and a reliable choice for achieving long-term stable operation of equipment.
The mechanical properties of UNS C86200 are shown in the following table.
| Properties | Metric | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic modulus | 117 GPa | 16969 ksi |
| Poisson’s ratio | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| Hardness, Brinell | 180 | 180 |
| Tensile strength | 655 MPa | 95000 psi |
| Yield strength | 330 MPa | 47900 psi |
| Elongation at break | 20.00% | 20.00% |
| Machinability | 30 | 30 |
| Compressive strength | 345 MPa | 50000 psi |
| Izod impact | 16.0 J | 11.8 ft-lb |