Copper Alloys - ThyssenKrupp

1 ThyssenKrupp Materials NACopper and Brass Sales DivisionCopper & AlloysThe electric : The data contained in this brochure has been compiled from many sources. Although ev-ery effort has been made to crosscheck and verify this information, Copper and Brass Sales is not responsible for its accuracy. This data is not to be used for design or specification purposes. Copyright 2013, ThyssenKrupp Materials NA, to Copper and Brass to Copper and Alloys ..2 Processing Services ..4 Stock AvailabilityC101, C102 ..6C110 ..13C122 ..20C145 ..24C147 ..25C172 ..26C173 ..30C175 ..30C180 ..31C181 ..31C182 ..32C187 ..34C191 ..34C210 ..35C220 ..35C230 ..35C260 ..36C272.

2 39C274 ..39C314 ..40C330 ..41 C335 ..41C353 ..42C360 ..43C365 ..49C385 ..50C443 ..52C464 ..53C485 ..55C510 ..56C544 ..58C623 ..59 C624 ..59 C625 ..59C630 ..60C642 ..62C655 ..63 C673 ..63 C675 ..63 C676 ..63 C693 ..63C725 ..64 C752 ..64 C863 ..64C932 ..65C954 ..68 MoldMAX ..72 ToughMet ..73 Physical Properties ..74 Fabrication Properties ..75 Mechanical Properties ..76 Chemical Compositions ..80 Specification Cross Reference ..82 Weight Formulas ..inside back coverCopper and AlloysMoldMAX and ToughMet are registered trademarks of Not For Design PurposesConsider this catalog your key to the vast storehouse of Copper and Copper alloy products comprising the Copper and Brass Sales Division of ThyssenKrupp Materi-als NA.

3 Within these pages, you ll find one of the largest selections of Copper and alloy sizes and shapes available anywhere all in stock and ready for immediate delivery to your ll also find helpful technical data and information on how to put these items to work for you. You ll find information on specifications, chemical compositions, physical properties, tolerances, fabrication properties, and more all arranged to allow you to make the comparisons neces-sary to match the right material to the job at you ve found the alloy you need, you ll also find one of the most comprehensive lineups of precision prepro-cessing services in the industry. These services will save you much time and money by supplying your order in immediately usable condition.

4 Our precision saws, slitters, shears, cut-to-length, edge conditioning, leveling, and traverse-winding equipment will minimize additional han-dling on your part to maximize your bottom line. Addition-ally, we operate our own re-rolling mills to supply you with those hard-to-find in-between sizes and tempers. It s like getting a custom mill order with the added advantage of service-center think that you ll find many other advantages to dealing with the Copper and Brass Sales Division for all of your materials needs. Because we re a nationwide company, you ll have access to a national inventory of metals. Welcome to Copper and Brass SalesBecause we have stocking locations across the country, you ll have the reliability of local service.

5 Because we operate and maintain our own national logistics system, you ll know that we can get your order to you when and where you need finally, if you don t see what you need within the space of these pages, call us at (800) 926-2600. Be-cause this is a stock catalog, we haven t listed the many special items we have or can access to meet your most unusual take great pride in the ability of our people to serve your needs and we look forward to doing so in the near remember, when it comes to Copper and Alloys and all your nonferrous needs, your best source is the Copper and Brass Sales Not For Design PurposesMankind s First MetalCopper has been in use at least 10,000 years, but more than 95% of all Copper ever mined and smelted has been extracted since 1900.

6 As with many natural resources, the total amount of Copper on Earth is vast (around 1014 tons just in the top kilometer of Earth s crust, or about 5 million years worth at the current rate of extraction). However, only a tiny fraction of these reserves is economically viable, given present-day prices and technologies. Various estimates of existing Copper reserves available for mining vary from 25 years to 60 years, depending on core assumptions such as the growth Copper in its purest form is a very soft metal, almost any element that can be added to Copper will increase its hardness. The addition of tin not only imparts strength but also results in an alloy, known as bronze, that can be readily cast in molds.

7 Early on, man discovered that bronze would flow evenly into molds and produce reliable castings with intricate shapes and patterns. Later, the Egyptians developed the art of further hardening Copper with the addition of alloying elements and then work hardening the metal by hammering. In addition to advancing the metalworking art, the Egyptians also contributed an early symbol for Copper still used today. In the form of a cross with an oval loop on top, this symbol, the ankh, was the one they used for enduring life and was found repeatedly in the writings on the tombs of ancient AlloysOver the years, as new uses for Copper have been discovered, so too have an entire range of Copper -based Alloys developed to meet specific needs and Alloys are metal Alloys that have Copper as their principal component.

8 They have high resistance against corrosion. The best known traditional types are bronze, where tin is a significant addition, and brass, using zinc instead. Both of these are imprecise terms, hav-ing been commonly referred to as lattens in the past. Today we tend to substitute the term Copper alloy similarity in external appearance of the various Alloys , along with the different combinations of elements used when making each alloy, can lead to confusion when categorizing the different compositions. There are as many as 400 different Copper and Copper -alloy composi-Introduction to Copper and Alloystions loosely grouped into the categories of Copper , high- Copper alloy, brasses, bronzes, Copper -nickels, Copper nickel zinc (nickel silver), leaded Copper , and specialty Alloys .

9 The table that follows lists the principal alloying element for five of the more common types used in modern industry, along with the name of each type. Historically, other types, such as those that are characteristic of the Bronze Age, are vague as the mixtures were generally old Kennecott mine is perched on the edge of a glacial moraine, in the deep interior of Alaska s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, the nation s Guggenheims and Morgans (of Morgan fame) financed the construction of this self-contained mining town in the early 20th century and brought in the railroad to boot. It was all to take advantage of a geologic wonder in the mountains above one of the richest deposits of Copper ore ever one of the oldest names in metallur-gical history, Copper exhibits a unique combination of properties including high electrical and thermal conductivity, and high resistance to ancient symbol for eternal life, the Ankh, was also used to represent Not For Design PurposesLoading Copper ingots in Houghton, Michigan, circa 1905.

10 This at a time when Michigan s Upper Peninsula was an important source of the metal necessary to feed the nation s hunger for the new electrification technology. Notice the advanced electric lighting facilities provided dock ClassificationsFamilyPrincipal alloying elementUNS numbersCopper Alloys , brassZinc (Zn)C1xxxx C4xxxx, C66400 C69800 Phosphor bronzeTin (Sn)C5xxxxAluminium bronzesAluminium (Al)C60600 C64200 Silicon bronzesSilicon (Si)C64700 C66100 Copper nickel, nickel silversNickel (Ni)C7xxxxFor purposes of identification, Copper and Copper Alloys are divided into characteristic groups, each group determined by its composition, and referenced by a system of three-digit numbers originally desig-nated by the Copper Development Association, or CDA.