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C86500 Manganese Bronze-As cast Sand and centrifugal casting: MIL-HDBK-5J Design Allowables

Material classCopper Alloy
Alloy / temper / formC86500 Manganese Bronze / As cast / Sand and centrifugal casting
SpecificationsAMS 4860
HandbookMIL-HDBK-5J, 31 January 2003, section 7.3.1.0, Table 7.3.1.0(c) (pdf page 10 of the chapter file)
Dimension bands1
Density0.301 lb/in3

Design Mechanical and Physical Properties (room temperature)

As printed in the handbook table. Bases: A and B are statistical minimums (99 % and 90 % probability at 95 % confidence), S the specification minimum. Grain directions: L longitudinal, LT long transverse, ST short transverse.

Dimension bandall
SpecificationAMS 4860
BasisS
Ftu, ksi65
Fty, ksi25
e, %20
E, Msi15
ρ, lb/in30.301

Effect of Temperature

The handbook maps no temperature-effect figure to this table.

Source and Use

U.S. Department of Defense (2003). Metallic Materials and Elements for Aerospace Vehicle Structures. MIL-HDBK-5J, 31 January 2003 (public domain). The values are the handbook's design allowables as extracted from the chapter tables; check the printed table before use in a certified analysis, and note that MIL-HDBK-5J was superseded by MMPDS, whose later editions may differ. No warranty is given.