AMPCO® 673
Extruded
Description
- Exceptional Hot Forgeability: This aluminum bronze has a hot forgeability rating of 100, making it highly malleable for forming various components.
- Impressive Machinability: With a machinability rating of 80%, this alloy offers easy customization while maintaining robust performance.
- Versatile Applications: It can be used in a variety of applications, including bushings, gears, cams, nuts and bolts, connecting rods, idler shafts, worm gears, feed fingers, and lead screws.
- Ideal for Corrosive Environments: Its unique properties make it well suited for applications requiring reliability and durability in corrosive output environments.
AMPCO® 673 Properties and Specifications
AMPCO® 673 is a superior aluminum bronze alloy known for its remarkable properties. With an excellent hot forgeability rating of 100, it is a preferred choice for applications requiring extensive forming. In addition, the alloy offers exceptional machinability with an impressive 80% rating, making it easy to customize. This aluminum bronze shares basic characteristics with AMPCO® 674, both of which are zinc-manganese-silicon-lead-copper alloys designed for unique conditions. In particular, AMPCO® 673 has a higher lead content, which improves machinability while maintaining robust performance. Its versatility makes it ideal for a wide range of applications, including bushings, gears, cams, nuts and bolts, connecting rods, idler shafts, worm gears, feed fingers, and lead nut screws.
AMPCO® 673 Applications
AMPCO® 673 aluminum bronze finds versatile applications in a wide range of industries. Its exceptional hot forgeability and machinability make it a top choice for forming into various components such as bushings, gears, cams, nuts and bolts, connecting rods, idler shafts, worm gears, feed fingers, and lead nut screws. This alloy’s unique blend of properties, including high lead content, ensures precise machining while maintaining robust performance. As a result, this alloy is ideal for bearing and corrosive output applications, providing reliability and durability in demanding environments.
Best used
Bushings, gears, cams, nuts and bolts, connector rods, idler shafts and other shafting, worm gears, feed fingers, lead nut screws.
Ideally suited for
Bearing and corrosive output.