摘要 |
The present invention relates to lead free, free cutting copper alloys and methods of their manufacture. In particular, the present invention is directed to a lead-free, free-cutting copper alloy which comprises 69 to 79 percent, by weight, of copper; 2.0 to 4.0 percent, by weight, of silicon; and the remaining percent, by weight, of zinc and wherein the metal structure of the free cutting copper alloy has at least one phase selected from the gamma (gamma) phase and the kappa (kappa) phase. <IMAGE> |