Copper Alloys

•  Brasses and Bronzes are most commonly used alloys of Cu. Brass is an alloy with Zn.

Bronzes contain tin, aluminum, silicon or beryllium.

• Other copper alloy families include copper-nickels and nickel silvers. More than 400 copper- base alloys are recognized.

Applications

- Electrical wires,

- roofing, nails, rivets

- Automotive radiator - core, lamp fixture,

- clutch disk,

- diaphragm, fuse clips,

- springs

- Furniture, radiator

- fittings, battery clamps,

- light fixtures

- Bearings, bushings,

- valve seats and guards

- Electrical, valves,

- pumps

- Condenser, heat exchanger

- piping,

- valves

- Tin bronze Sn,

- Bearings, bushing,

- piston rings, gears