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Copper Alloy C95500

Copper Alloy C95500 is a high strength copper alloy — premium marine propeller alloy. Typical values: 380 MPa yield, 7.53 g/cm³, rated to 200 °C. Available for CNC machining at FabDigit.

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Properties

Typical room-temperature values in the As Cast condition. Metric first, imperial in gray. The bars show where C95500 sits against the other 36 copper alloy grades in the catalog.

Datasheet

Yield strength380 MPa55 ksi
Tensile strength690 MPa100 ksi
Hardness190 HB
Density7.53 g/cm³0.272 lb/in³
Specific strength (yield ÷ density)50
Min service temp-200 °C-328 °F
Max service temp200 °C392 °F
Electrical conductivity8.6 % IACS5 MS/m
MachinabilityPoor25 / 100
WeldabilityGood55 / 100
FormabilityNot recommended10 / 100
ISO 513 machining groupN

Values are nominal handbook figures for design screening. Certified mill or lot data ships with every FabDigit order on request.

Against other copper alloy grades

Yield strength380 MPa 55 ksi
78 MPafamily median 258 MPa490 MPa
Tensile strength690 MPa 100 ksi
235 MPafamily median 450 MPa725 MPa
Density7.53 g/cm³ 0.272 lb/in³
7.76 g/cm³family median 8.75 g/cm³8.93 g/cm³
Hardness (HB equiv.)190 HB
45 HBfamily median 136 HB213 HB
Max service temp200 °C 392 °F
200 °Cfamily median 200 °C200 °C
Electrical conductivity8.6 % IACS 5 MS/m
8.6 % IACSfamily median 22 % IACS93 % IACS
Machinability25 / 100
30 / 100family median 55 / 10085 / 100
Relative cost68
47family median 6078

Strength versus weight in the copper alloy family

Yield strength against density for every copper alloy grade FabDigit runs. C95500 is highlighted; hover a dot for its name, or open the interactive family chart.

1002005001,0007.588.5Density (g/cm³)Yield strength (MPa) — log scaleC10200C28000C26000C33000C35300C36000C38500C46400C48500C22000C83400C51000C51900C52100C52400C63000C64200C65500C54400C84400C84800C86300C93200C93600C95400C10100C11000C12200CuCrZrC14500C17200C17300C17510C18000C18200C95500

Manufacturability

The process limits FabDigit's quote engine applies to C95500. Design inside these and the part quotes instantly; outside them it routes to an engineer.

CNC machining

MachinabilityFair25 / 100
ISO material groupN.5
Cutting speed (rough / finish)180 / 220 m/min
Minimum wall0.8 mm
Minimum internal radius1 mm
Drill depth limit6× diameter
Best surface (machined / polished)Ra 1.6 /
Hardenable after machiningNo

Conditions and tempers

How C95500 is supplied and what each state is for. The default is what FabDigit quotes unless your drawing says otherwise.

ConditionBest forYield MPaTensile MPaElong. %Hardness
As CastDefault
Finish State
Rough surface acceptable — hidden or machined-over faces

Heat treatment and post-processing

Operations FabDigit's suppliers routinely run on C95500, ranked by how often they make sense for this grade.

Heat treatment

Full AnnealRestore ductility; relieve residual stress; coarsen grain
Stress ReliefReduce residual stress without changing structure
Age C17200 (Beryllium Cu)Cu-Be peak strength (TF00)

Post-processing

Manual DeburrDeburrstandard
Edge Break (0.5mm)Deburr
CMM InspectionInspection
FAI ReportInspection
Individual BagPackaging

Surface finishes for C95500

Coatings and treatments compatible with copper alloy on the processes C95500 runs on. Pick them in the quote configurator or call them out on the drawing.

Passivation

  • Electropolishing

Plating

  • Chrome Plating
  • Copper Plating
  • Electroless Nickel (EN)
  • Gold Plating
  • Nickel Plating
  • Silver Plating
  • Tin Plating

Organic Coating

  • Painting

Marking / Decoration

  • Chemical Etching
  • Dot Peen Marking
  • Electro-chemical Etching
  • Ink Stamping
  • Laser Marking
  • Mechanical Engraving
  • Steel Stamping
  • Vibro Engraving / Scribing

Equivalent designations

Standards and trade names that resolve to Copper Alloy C95500 in FabDigit's catalog. Equivalence is nominal — check the exact specification when certification matters.

EN / DIN / Werkstoff-Nr.
CuAl10Ni5Fe4
Trade names
NAB
Also called
NiAl Bronze
Other
955Nickel Aluminum Bronze (Cast)

Stock forms

Raw-material forms FabDigit sources C95500 in.

PlateRodCasting

Property data is compiled from published supplier and standards handbooks and normalised for comparison; hardness values on non-Brinell scales are converted approximately for charting only. Manufacturability limits are FabDigit quote-engine defaults and may be relaxed by engineering review. Nothing on this page is a certification — request mill certs, CoC or material test reports with your order.