Copper Alloy No. 173 is a precipitation-hardenable beryllium-copper alloy with a lead addition of nominally 0.40% to give it fairly good machinability. By combining work hardening and precipitation hardening, tensile strengths in excess of 200,000 psi can be developed. This alloy is characterized by high elastic and fatigue strengths, excellent resistance to wear and high resistance to general corrosion. Its many uses include springs, fuse clips, switch parts, pump parts and welding equipment. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Cu-394. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

Copper Alloy No. C18700 is a copper-base alloy containing lead (nominally 1.0%). The lead is added to impact free-cutting properties to the metal. Although the lead lowers the electrical conductivity of Alloy No. C18700 slightly below that of tough-pitch copper, it still has high electrical conductivity well within the limits needed for most current-carrying requirements. Typical uses comprise electrical motor and switch parts, electrical connectors and screw-machine parts requiring high conductivity. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-441. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

CDA C18700 is a copper-base alloy containing lead (nominally 1.0%). The lead is added to impart free-cutting properties to the metal. Although the lead lowers the electrical conductivity of CDA C18700 slightly below that of tough-pitch copper, it still has high electrical conductivity well within the limits needed for most current-carrying requirements. Typical uses comprise electrical motor and switch parts, electrical connectors and screw-machine parts requiring high conductivity. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-533. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

Copper Alloy No. C43400 is a copper-zinc-tin alloy that can be cold worked readily by all conventional processes. It has moderate strength and good ductility. This alloy is used typically for electrical switch parts, contacts and relay springs. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Cu-488. Producer or source: Brass mills.

Olin C638 is a bronze with additions of aluminum, silicon, and cobalt to give a combination of strength, weldability, contact resistance, and corrosion resistance. It is typically used in springs, switch parts, and contacts. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: CU-648. Producer or source: Olin Brass.

Alloy CuSn6 (UNS C51900) is a high-performance copper alloy. Typical uses include components for the electronics industry such as connector springs, relays, leaf springs, and switches as well as machine parts. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and bend strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming and joining. Filing Code: Cu-873. Producer or source: Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Company KG Metallwerke.

BRUSH Alloy 3 offers the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any beryllium-copper alloy. It possesses an excellent combination of moderate strength, good corrosion resistance and good resistance to moderately elevated temperatures. Because of its unique physical and mechanical properties, Brush Alloy 3 finds widespread use in welding applications (RWMA Class 3), current-carrying springs, switch and instrument parts and similar components. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Cu-454. Producer or source: Brush Wellman Inc..

Copper Alloy No. 185 has fairly high electrical and thermal conductivity in combination with good strength and hardnes. It is an age-hardening type of alloy containing nominally 0.10% silver; it formerly was known as one of the Chromium Copper alloys. Among its many applications are circuit breaker parts, electrode holder jaws, switch contacts and electrical and thermal conductors requiring greater strength than copper. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-390. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

MAGNIFER 50 is a soft magnetic iron-nickel alloy containing about 48% nickel. It has a saturation induction of 1.55T and a high permeability. It exhibits the highest saturation induction obtainable with iron-nickel alloys. Typical applications are (1) Low-frequency power transducers, (2) Chokes (Coils), (3) Relay parts and (4) Integrating current transformers for Fi-protective switches. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Fe-70. Producer or source: VDM Technologies Corporation.

DICKALLOY is a copper-base alloy developed to replace beryllium-copper alloys for the manufacture of electronic parts. Dickalloy is a precipitation-hardenable alloy that has the combination of high strength and ductility needed for the small electrical components that are becoming more and more popular in the electronics industry. This alloy, in contrast to the beryllium copper alloys, costs less and causes less environmental problems. Its uses include electronic switch terminals, television remote controls and automobile telephones. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Cu-480. Producer or source: Penn Precision Products.

Copper Alloy No. C82000 is an age-hardenable copper-base casting alloy containing nominally 0.6% beryllium. Its common name is Beryllium Copper Casting Alloy 10C. It offers fairly high strength and moderate ductility with good resistance to corrosion. Its applications include bearings and bushings, current-carrying parts, contacts and switch blades, resistance-welding tips and soldering-iron tips. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as casting, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-523. Producer or source: Copper alloy foundries.

COPPER ALLOY No. 647 is an age-hardenable copper-nickel-silicon alloy which can be age hardened to strength levels equivalent to those of many alloy steels. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as creep. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-230. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.

Luvata C511 is a very common and frequently used alloy. The 4% tin and 96% copper alloy is deoxidized with 0.2% P. It is often called CuSn4. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: CU-782. Producer or source: Luvata Sales (USA) Inc.

Austral Wright Alloy B25 (UNS C17200) is a wrought beryllium copper alloy. It provides the highest strength of any copper alloy, with electrical conductivity considerably greater than that of other high-strength copper alloys. Since it is heat treated after forming, it provides excellent formability and ductility. This alloy features good stress relaxation resistance and high fatigue strength. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-943. Producer or source: Austral Wright Metals.

Alloy CuSn8 (UNS C52100) is a high-performance copper alloy with 8% tin. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, tensile properties, and bend strength. It also includes information on wear resistance as well as forming and joining. Filing Code: Cu-875. Producer or source: Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Company KG Metallwerke.

ZEPHOR BRONZE is a 5% tin-phosphor bronze possessing high tensile strength, high elastic limit, good resistance to fatigue and corrosion. It is recommended for strong, corrosion resistant diaphrams, springs, and fasteners. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-160. Producer or source: Bridgeport Rolling Mills Company.

Alloy CuSn5 (UNS C51000) is a high-performance copper alloy. The alloy is characterized by good tensile strength, good electrical conductivity, and very good resistance to stress-corrosion cracking. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, and tensile properties. It also includes information on heat treating. Filing Code: Cu-871. Producer or source: Gebr. Kemper GmbH + Company KG Metallwerke.

Wieland-B18 is a phosphor bronze with a composition that allows usage in slightly more severe service conditions than alloy B16 (UNS C52100). A common application is in slide bearings and slideways. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and bend strength as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, and joining. Filing Code: CU-696. Producer or source: Wieland Metals Inc., Wieland-Werke AG.

ANACONDA Alloy 1870 is a free-cutting high-conductivity copper. It is a deoxidized copper with lead added to impart free-cutting properties. The various and unusual properties of Alloy 1870 make it suitable for many applications in the manufacture of parts machined from rods and for current-carrying studs, nuts and bolts designed for use at normal temperatures. Because it is deoxidized, it is not susceptible to hydrogen embrittlement if heated in a reducing atmosphere. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-318. Producer or source: Anaconda American Brass Company.

Copper Alloy No. 505 is a 1.25% tin-phosphorus bronze with good tensile and yield strengths and good resistance to corrosion and fatigue. It is recommended for flexible hose and electrical contacts and conductors. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, microstructure, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fatigue. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, heat treating, machining, and joining. Filing Code: Cu-285. Producer or source: Copper and copper alloy mills.