AMPCO® 45
Extruded and Drawn Rods
Forged and Rough Machined
Description
- Exceptional Mechanical Properties: This aluminum bronze has mechanical properties that exceed those of traditional nickel aluminum bronzes, making it a high-strength alloy of choice.
- Superior Resistance: This alloy exhibits superior resistance to abrasive wear, friction, deformation and chemical erosion, ensuring durability in demanding applications.
- Versatile Applications: It is used in critical components in a variety of industries, including aerospace, marine, industrial, and safety tools for explosive environments.
- Specification Compliance: The alloy meets stringent quality standards and complies with AMS 4640 and ASTM B 150 specifications, ensuring reliability and performance.
Properties and Specifications
AMPCO® 45 is a remarkable high-strength alloy known for its exceptional mechanical properties that go beyond traditional nickel-aluminum bronzes. Its unique manufacturing process results in superior performance, making it ideal for heavy-duty, high-stress mechanical and corrosive applications. The bronze alloy exhibits remarkable resistance to abrasive wear, friction, deformation, and chemical erosion, making it a top choice for critical components such as aircraft bearings, pump and marine shafts, valve spindles, machine tool parts, and safety tools for explosive environments. This alloy meets AMS 4640 and ASTM B 150 specifications, ensuring quality and reliability.
Applications
AMPCO® 45 is used in a wide variety of industries due to its superior properties. This high-strength alloy is essential in demanding environments where abrasive wear, friction, deformation and chemical erosion are prevalent. Its remarkable performance makes it the preferred choice for critical components in a variety of industries, including aerospace – e.g. aircraft bearings and bushings -, marine – e.g. pump and ship shafts, wear rings -, industrial – e.g. valve spindles and seats, machine tool parts -, and safety – e.g. non-sparking tools and machine components in potentially explosive atmospheres. Whether in extreme conditions or in heavy machinery, this aluminum bronze alloy provides exceptional reliability and durability, making it an essential material for many industrial applications.
Best used
For abrasive wear, friction, deformation and chemical erosion.
Ideally suited for
Applications involving abrasive wear, friction, deformation, and chemical erosion include: Aircraft bearings/bushings, pump and marine shafts, wear rings, valve spindles and seats, and machine tool parts.