Description
Factors influencing the uses of wrought copper and copper alloys concern electrical conductivity, thermalconductivity, machinability, formability, fatigue characteristics, strength, corrosion resistance, the easewith which alloys can be joined, and the fact that these materials are nonmagnetic. Copper and its alloyalso have a wide range of rich, pleasing colors. The only other metal with such distinctive coloring is gold.These materials are all easily finished by buffing, scratch brushing, plating or chemically coloring, or clearprotective coating systems. When it is desired to improve one or more of the important properties ofcopper, alloying often solves the problem. A wide range of alloys, therefore, has been developed andcommercially employed, such as the high copper alloys, brasses, leaded brasses, tin bronzes, heattreatable alloys, copper-nickel alloys, nickel silvers, and special bronzes. nickel silvers, and specialbronzes.
Product Details
- Published:
- 12/20/2002
- File Size:
- 1 file , 2.9 MB
