Silicon Bronze 655 Eye Bolts Specification

Silicon Bronze 655 Equivalent Designation
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Silicon Bronze 655 Eye bolts are externally threaded fasteners with an integral head, manufactured per ASME B18.2.1, ISO 4014/4017, and DIN 933/931. TorqBolt produces Silicon Bronze 655 Eye bolts in metric (M6–M100) and imperial (1/4"–4") diameters with custom lengths from 10 mm up to 3000 mm.
Silicon Bronze 655 Eye bolts are supplied with full or partial threading. Full-thread (UNC, UNF, ISO metric coarse/fine) for tension-only joints; partial-thread shank for shear loads where the unthreaded grip carries the load. Thread fits per ASME B1.1 (Class 2A) or ISO 965 (6g) by default; tighter Class 3A / 4h6h fits available on request. Engagement length follows the 1.5×D rule for tapped holes; 1.0×D minimum on through-bolting.
Silicon Bronze 655 Eye bolts achieve characteristic tensile strength, yield, and elongation per the source-material spec, with proof-load testing and hardness verification per ASTM F606 / ISO 898-1. Torque-tension calibration is published per ASME PCC-1 for critical joints. Each lot ships with EN 10204 3.1 (or 3.2 on request) certificates listing chemistry, mechanicals, hardness, and dimensional inspection.
TorqBolt can produce Silicon Bronze 655 Eye bolts to drawing, with non-standard heads, drilled-shank variants, double-end, captive, or matched-set configurations. Coatings include zinc, PTFE, Xylan, hot-dip galvanized, and electroless nickel. NACE MR0175 / ISO 15156 sour-service certification on request.
Bronze alloys are copper-based alloys with tin, aluminium, silicon, manganese, or phosphorus alloying additions, each tuned for a specific tribological or environmental envelope. Bronzes deliver excellent bearing properties, marine corrosion resistance, and non-sparking + non-magnetic characteristics — specified for marine fasteners, electrical hardware, oil + gas wellhead components, and industries where sparks must be avoided.
Phosphor bronze (Cu-Sn-P, e.g. C51000, C52400) combines high yield strength + fatigue with seawater corrosion resistance — the standard for marine + spring fasteners. Silicon bronze (Cu-Si, e.g. C65500) is the marine-grade weldable alloy popular for boat fasteners and architectural cladding. Aluminium bronze (Cu-Al, e.g. C95400/C95500/C95800) achieves yield ~310-585 MPa with outstanding seawater + cavitation resistance — the workhorse for marine pump impellers and propeller hub bolting. Gunmetal (Cu-Sn-Zn-Pb, e.g. C90500) is the historic naval bronze for valves and trim. Leaded bronze adds Pb for free-machining + bearing applications.
Bronze fasteners ship per ASTM B98 (rod/bar) and B584 (sand cast) with EN 10204 3.1 / 3.2 certificates covering composition, hardness, and ASTM B66 ammonia stress-corrosion testing where service exposure warrants.