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C16500 Cadmium Tin Copper (CDA 165)
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C16500 Cadmium Tin Copper (CDA 165)

C16500 Cadmium Tin Copper

Typical Uses for C16500:

Electrical: Springs, Contacts, Flat Cable, Trolley Wire, Clips

Industrial: Resistance Welding Electrodes

Density: 0.321 lb/in3 at 68 F

Specifications

Product Type Temper Type
Wire, Trolley ASTM B9
Wire ASTM B105

Chemical Composition
Mechanical Properties
Physical Properties
Fabrication
Al Sn Cd Cu Fe
Min/Max - .50 - .7 .6 - 1.0 Rem .02
Nominals - .6 .8 98.6 -
Temper Sect. Size Cold Work Type Min Temp Tensile Strength YS
0.05% UL 		YS
0.02% Offset 		YS
0.005% Offset 		Elong. RH
B 		RH
C 		RH
F 		RH
30T 		VH
500 		BH
500 		BH
3000 		Shear
Strgth 		Fatigue
Strgth 		Izod
Impact
Strgth
- in. % - F ksi ksi ksi ksi % B C F 30T 500 500 3000 ksi ksi ft-lb
- mm. - - C MPa MPa MPa MPa - - - - - - - - MPa MPa J
FLAT PRODUCTS
H06 0.04 0 TYP 68 69 66 - - 2 - - - 67 - - - - - 0.0
1 20 476 452 - - 2 - - - 67 - - - - - 0.0
H10 0.04 0 TYP 68 76 69 - - 1 - - - 73 - - - - - 0.0
1 20 524 476 - - 1 - - - 73 - - - - - 0.0
H04 0.04 0 TYP 68 66 - - - 5 79 - - - - - - - - 0.0
1 20 455 - - - 5 79 - - - - - - - - 0.0
H08 0.04 0 TYP 68 73 66 - - 2 - - - 72 - - - - - 0.0
1 20 503 455 - - 2 - - - 72 - - - - - 0.0
ROD
OS050 0.5 0 TYP 68 40 14 13 - 53 - - 62 - - - - - 20 0.0
12.7 20 276 97 90 - 53 - - 62 - - - - - 138 0.0
H04 0.5 35 TYP 68 65 55 - - 15 75 - - - - - - - - 0.0
12.7 20 448 379 - - 15 75 - - - - - - - - 0.0
H06 0.5 67 TYP 68 77 71 73 - 9 78 - - - - - - - 310 0.0
12.7 20 531 492 503 - 9 78 - - - - - - - 2137 0.0
WIRE
OS025 0.08 0 TYP 68 42 - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 0.0
2 20 290 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
H04 0.08 0 TYP 68 95 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2 20 655 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Product Property US Customary Metric
Melting Point - Liquidus 1958 F 1070 C
Melting Point - Solidus - -
Density 0.321 lb/in3 at 68 F 8.89 gm/cm3 @ 20 C
Specific Gravity 8.890 8.89
Electrical Resistivity 17.290 ohms-cmil/ft @ 68 F 2.87 microhm-cm @ 20 C
Electrical Conductivity 60 % IACS @ 68 F 0.351 Mega Siemens / cm @ 20 C
Thermal Conductivity 146 Btu . ft/(hr . ft2 . oF)at 68F 252.7 W/m . oK at 20 C
Modulas of Elasticity in Tension 17000 ksi 117000 MPa
Modulus of Rigidity - -
Specific Heat Capacity 0.090 Btu/lb/å¡F at 68 F 377.1 J/kg . å¡K at 293 K
Joining Technique Suitability
Brazing Excellent
Butt Weld Excellent
Capacity for Being Cold Worked Excellent
Capacity for Being Hot Formed Good
Coated Metal Arc Welding Not Recommended
Gas Sheilded Arc Welding Fair
Machinability rating 20
Oxyacetylene Welding Not Recommended
Seam Weld Not Recommended
Soldering Excellent
Spot Weld Not Recommended

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