ALUMINUM 319.0 is a general-purpose foundry alloy that is moderately responsive to heat treatment. It has excellent casting characteristics and good mechanical properties. Among its many uses are crankcases, housings, engine parts, typewriter frames and rear-axle housings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as creep and fatigue. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-256. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies.

ISO-CAST 5 is a cast manganese-molybdenum steel of medium strength for general purposes. It is recommended for automobile and tractor parts, structural and machinery castings, gears, housings, etc. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SA-147. Producer or source: Empire Steel Castings Inc..

MEEHANITE GA is a high strength iron casting having high damping capacity, self-lubricating properties, and good machinability. It combines the good properties of both cast iron and steel. Applications include machine tools, gears, shafts, and housings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: CI-5. Producer or source: Meehanite Metal Corporation.

MEEHANITE GC is a high strength iron casting having high damping capacity, self-lubricating properties, and good machinability. It combines the good properties of both cast iron and steel. Applications include machine tools, gears, shafts, housings, permanent molds, lathe beds, bases, pistons, and engine castings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: CI-8. Producer or source: Meehanite Metal Corporation.

MEEHANITE GE is a medium strength iron having high damping capacity, self-lubricating properties, and good machinability. It combines the good properties of both cast iron and steel. Applications include machine tools, gears, shafts, housings, pump bodies, valve bodies, steam cylinders, cylinder liners, casings, cylinder heads, and governor frames. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on casting, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: CI-12. Producer or source: Meehanite Metal Corporation.

SAE 1345 is a through-hardening, manganese alloy steel with intermediate hardenability. It is most commonly used where good strength is needed but low-to-medium toughness is sufficient. Its wide range of uses in tools and machinery includes hand tools, gears, shafts, bolts and housings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-425. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

AISI 8642 is a triple-alloy steel that can be hardened by austenitizing and quenching in oil. This steel has moderate hardenability with relatively high strength and toughness, especially in the quenched-and-tempered condition. It is used in a wide range of components, parts and tools; examples are bolts, shafts, gears, wrenches, axles and housings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-440. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

ALUMINUM 356.0 is an aluminum casting alloy that normally is used only when heat-treated (aged) strengths are required. It is recommended for high strength, pressure-tight castings, intricate shapes and good resistance to corrosion. Its many applications include gear cases, instrument housings and components for aircraft and missiles. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-223. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies.

MEEHANITE GB is a high strength iron casting having high damping capacity, self-lubricating properties, and good machinability. It combines the good properties of both cast iron and steel. Applications include machine tools, gears, shafts, housings, lathe beds, bases, pistons, crankshafts, camshafts, and general engineering castings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on high temperature performance as well as heat treating and joining. Filing Code: CI-22. Producer or source: Meehanite Metal Corporation.

B and W IRON is a thoroughly killed, low carbon steel having a combination of ductility, toughness and high magnetic permeability. It is recommended for applications where good magnetic characteristics are of primary significance, such as in the manufacture of electric motor and generator housings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Fe-35. Producer or source: Babcock & Wilcox Company.

SAE 8642 is a triple-alloy steel that can be hardened by austenitizing and quenching in oil. This steel has moderate hardenability with relative high strength and toughness, especially in the quenched-and-tempered condition. It is used in a wide range of components, parts and tools; examples are bolts, shafts, gears, wrenches, axles and housings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: SA-382. Producer or source: Alloy steel mills and foundries.

ALUMINUM 355.0 is a general-purpose, high-strength casting alloy containing silicon and copper as the major alloying elements. Its casting characteristics are excellent and it is recommended for pressure-tight castings. It can be age hardened and has good resistance to corrosion. Among its uses are housings, cylinder heads and propeller gear boxes. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-235. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies.

ALUMINUM 328.0 is an aluminum-silicon-copper-magnesium alloy that responds to heat treatment. It retains good strength up to 400 F. The machinability of this alloy is fair. Its uses include cylinder blocks, crankcases, gear housings and similar components. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, and tensile properties. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, and machining. Filing Code: Al-253. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies.

ALUMINUM 713.0 is an aluminum-base casting alloy that ages at room temperature to provide high-strength sand and permanent-mold castings. It has a good combination of mechanical properties and its corrosion resistance is equivalent to that of the aluminum-silicon alloys. It is dimensionally stable. Among its many uses are housings, machinery parts, fittings, lever arms and brackets. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, tensile properties, and compressive and shear strength as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-263. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies.

UNS No. A03560 is a heat-treatable aluminum casting alloy. Normally it is used only when heat-treated (aged) strengths are required. It is recommended for high-strength, pressure-tight castings, intricate shapes and where good resistance to corrosion is needed. Its many applications include crank cases, gear cases, oil pans, airframe fittings and instrument housings. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on high temperature performance and corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Al-274. Producer or source: Various aluminum companies.

Dura-Bar 65-45-12X is a ductile iron that is used for the production of continuous cast products. Its microstructure consists of nodular graphite and a matrix comprising ferrite and 10–50% pearlite. The predominantly ferritic matrix of Dura-Bar 65-45-12X allows it to be easily machined as opposed to steels and pearlitic irons. Dura-Bar 65-45-12X is a suitable alternative to low and medium carbon non-alloy steels. It is appropriate for applications necessitating fatigue strength and ductility. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: CI-88. Producer or source: Charter Dura-Bar, Inc.

CF8C-Plus is an austenitic casting grade similar to CF8C, but with improved chemistry to stay fully austenitic at high temperatures and thus retain good mechanical properties. This datasheet provides information on composition, microstructureand tensile properties as well as fracture toughness, creep, and fatigue. It also includes information on casting and joining. Filing Code: SS-1006. Producer or source: Caterpillar Technical Center.

Dura-Bar 60-40-18 is a ductile iron that is used for the production of continuous cast products. Its microstructure consists of nodular graphite in a fully ferritic matrix. Dura-Bar 60-40-18 is typically used for applications requiring excellent ductility and impact strength. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating and machining. Filing Code: CI-86. Producer or source: Charter Dura-Bar, Inc.

Carpenter SCF 19 alloy is a high-strength and low-magnetic permeability alloy developed for nonmagnetic drill collars. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness and fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: SS-748. Producer or source: Carpenter.

Meehanite GB300 is a pearlitic gray cast iron that has a minimum tensile strength of 300 MPa (44 ksi), when determined on test pieces machined from separately cast, 30 mm (1.2 in.) diameter test bars. This grade exhibits high strength while still maintaining good thermal conductivity and good machinability. It is generally used for applications where the thermal conductivity requirements preclude the use of other higher-strength materials, such as spheroidal graphite cast irons, which have inferior thermal properties. This datasheet provides information on physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and compressive strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on low and high temperature performance as well as heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CI-75. Producer or source: Meehanite Metal Corporation.