AMPCO® 18.23
Centrifugally Casted
Horizontal Continuous Casted
Sand Casted
Description
- Exceptional Toughness: It exhibits remarkable toughness, enabling it to withstand heavy loads and impact conditions without distortion.
- High Strength Alloy: With superior tensile strength and hardness, it excels in applications requiring strength and durability.
- Excellent Wear Resistance: This bronze alloy offers exceptional wear resistance, making it ideal for components exposed to friction and abrasion.
- Versatile Applications: It is versatile and can be used in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, aerospace, marine and heavy equipment.
Properties and Specifications
AMPCO® 18.23 is a remarkable high strength bronze alloy known for its exceptional properties. This heat treated alloy has impressive properties including high hardness, tensile strength, and wear resistance, making it ideal for demanding industrial applications. With better physical properties than similar bronze grades such as AMPCO® 18 and AMPCO® 18.136, AMPCO® 18.23 stands out as a superior choice, offering unparalleled toughness and resistance to distortion under high load and impact conditions. Its remarkable proportional limit allows designers to take full advantage of its strength, making it an excellent solution for heavy-duty worm gears and other high-stress applications in various industries.
Applications
AMPCO® 18.23 is used in a wide range of industries where high strength and exceptional performance are essential. This remarkable bronze alloy excels in heavy duty worm gears and similar applications due to its unique combination of toughness, wear resistance, and distortion resistance. Its reliability under heavy loads and in demanding environments makes it a preferred choice for applications in the manufacturing, aerospace, marine, and industrial sectors. Whether used in bearings, gears, or other critical components, this bronze alloy consistently delivers superior results, making it an essential material for engineers and designers seeking the highest level of performance for their projects.
Best used
For heavy-duty worm gears and similar applications.
Ideally suited for
Good bearing characteristics and exceptional wear resistance.