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Varieties and Applications 2 Types and Apparent Colors of Surface Treatment

4. Copper Alloy Materials  Types of Surface Treatment

Type Material Code Applications Comment JIS Square Bar Hexagonal Bar Round Bar Steel Plate Vickers Layer Applicable
Name Hardness Thickness
Materials Example Purpose, Features Reference
(HV) (μm)
Brass Plate C2801P For Regular Sheet Metal Machining Used in high strength and JIS H 3100 Good
Name Plates and Instrument Panels ductile sliding parts. Brass Zinc Plating − 3~20 Steel Thin ·Antirust, low price. −
Plate Wire ·Poor appearance.
Free-Cutting Brass C3604BD General turming bolts Good Machinability JIS H 3250 Good Good Good
(Extruded Bar) screws, nuts, etc. Plate Work
Chromate Plating − 1~2 Steel ·Antirust, low price.
Bolts and Nuts. ·Fit for mass production.
·Poor appearance, however, −
5. Cast and Forged Products, Copper Alloy Castings Bright Chromate − 1~2 Steel − works instead of nickel plating.
Type Material Code Applications Comment JIS ·Antirust, low price.
Trivalent Chromate − 1~2 Steel Bolts and Nuts −
Gray Cast Iron, Class3 FC200 − JIS G 5501 ·Do not contain hexavalent chrome. 
Gray Cast Iron, Class4 FC250 Cast Machine Parts − JIS G 5501 ·Improvement of corrosion resistance and decoration ·Copper base plating as
Nickel Plating − − ·Chrome plating has more corrosion appropriate.
Spheroidal Graphite Cast Iron, Class4 FCD600 − JIS G 5502 resistance in the atmosphere. ·Not applicable to deep indentations.
Bearings, sleeves, bushings High pressure resistance and abrasion resistance, Steel
Bronze Casting, Class 6 BC6 and general machine parts. and good machinability. JIS H 5111 Class 1 Plating Copper − ·Better appearance than Class 3 plating. ·Material…BuffUPlating…Buff
500 5~20 Brass
Class 3 Plating − ·Material…Plating
·Fatigue resistance. ·Material…Satin finish…Plating
6. Steel Pipe Materials Satin Finish Plating − − ·Minor flaws remain inconspicuous.
Type Material Code Applications Comment JIS ·Approx.10 times more expensive
Steel than nickel plating.
White Pipe(Zinc Galvanizing) Operating Pressure 10kgf/mm2 At Electroless Parts Unsuitable
Carbon Steel Pipe Nickel Plating 500 Stainless Steel for Nickel Plating. ·Easy film thickness control.
for Ordinary Piping SGP Piping Parts ambient temperature(Gas pipe). JIS G 3452 Copper ·High corrosion resistance, abrasion resistance.
Black Pipe(No Plating) A is metric specification. B is inch specification. Specifiable ·Give Conductivity to Non-Metals −
Aluminum Alloy
Operating Pressure 10kgf/mm2 Glass
Carbon Steel Pipe for STPG370 Piping Parts Operation temperature 350˚C. JIS G 3454 By, ·Same as the features of
Machine Pressure Service (STPG38) Kanigen Plating 1000 Plastic Parts hardened electroless nickel plating.
A is metric specification. B is inch specification. after Plating.
OK. ·Can be hardened by heat treatment after plating.
Carbon Steel Pipe for STKM General Machine Available for class 11 to class 20. JIS G 3445
Machine Structural Use Parts Hollow Shafts. ·Appearance with gloss ·Nickel base plating
·Good corrosion resistance as appropriate.
Seamless Brass Pipe Easy Flaring, Bending, Chrome Plating − − ·Sliding chrome plating surfaces ·Not applicable to deep
(Regular class) C2700T − Wringing and Plating JIS H 3300
are easy to stick together. indentations.
Steel −
Class 1 Plating ·Better appearance than Class 3 plating. ·Material…BuffUPlating…Buff
500 5~20 Copper
7. Spring Materials Class 3 Plating − ·Material…Plating
Brass
Satin Finish Plating − − ·Fatigue resistance. ·Material…Satin finish…Plating
Type Material Code Applications Allowable Operating TemperatureA JIS ·Minor flaws remain inconspicuous.

SWP-A High strength, homogenous cold-drawn wire. Hard 1000 10~30 Cylinder Liners ·Excellent abrasion resistance. ·Material…Plating
Piano Wire 110 JIS G 3522 Chrome Plating ·More expensive than other chrome plating. (Class 3 Plating)
SWP-B For high quality springs and forming.
Bolts ·Base coating.
Applicable to universal stress. Black Oxide − − Steel Nuts ·Appearance(with gloss). ·General Black Oxide
SWB 110 (Blackening)
For low priced springs and forming. Instruments ·Rusts more easily than Tufftride
Hard Steel Wire JIS G 3521
Steel Items requiring high precision, ·Long term antirust performance. ·L o w - Te m p e r a t u r e P r e l i m i n a r y
SWC For high quality springs and forming. 110 Low Temperature Treatment. No thermal effect on raw
Black Chrome Plating − 1~2 Copper items requiring higher corrosion ·High corrosion resistance. material. Parts coupled with plastic
Carbon Steel for Spring Oil Tempered Wire SWO-A Hardening and tempered. Stainless Steel resistance than blackening. ·Ultra thin film. matter, rubber, etc.
120 JIS G 3560
Oil Tempered Steel Wire SWO-B For general-purpose springs.
White − 3~5 ·Corrosion and abrasion resistance. ·Some alumite pieces are colored
Carbon Steel for Valve-Spring Oil Tempered Wire. SWO-V Hardening and tempered. Alumite Aluminum Alloy − ·No electric conductivity. through fine holes in the hard,
With a fine surface and uniform tensile 120 JIS G 3561 ·Heat Resistance oxidized film formed on the surface.
Oil Tempered Steel Wire Black − 5~10
strength
Cr-V Steel for Valve-Spring Hardening and tempered.
Oil Tempered Steel Wire SWOCV-V Loads and slightly high Temperatures. 220 JIS G 3565

Ci-Cr Steel for Valve-Spring SWOSC-V Hardening and tempered.

 Apparent Colors of Surface Treatment
Oil Tempered Steel Wire Loads and slightly high Temperatures. 245 JIS G 3566
Bright Chromate Trivalent Chromate Electroless Nickel Plating Hard Chrome Plating

SUS302 (−WPA) For general corrosion and heat resistance 290

(−WPB) Available for magnetic spring.
(−WPA) Heat Resistance is good. Higher corrosion resistance than SUS302.
For Springs SUS316 290
(−WPB) Available for magnetic spring. JIS G 4314
Stainless Steel Wire
Precipitation hardening after spring processing.
SUS631 High strength and general corrosion resistance. 340 Black Oxide Anodize(Clear) Anodize(Black)
  J1-WPC
Available for magnetic spring.

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