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Copper, Brass and Bronze Alloys

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About Copper, Brass and Bronze Alloys

Copper, brass and bronze alloys are non-ferrous metals with excellent electrical and thermal conductivity as well as good corrosion resistance, ductility and strength. Pure copper (Cu) is an unalloyed metallic element. Low alloy copper contains very small amounts of alloying elements such as aluminum and titanium. Brass, bronze, leaded brass, nickel silver, copper nickel, aluminum bronze, tin bronze and silicon bronze are examples of copper alloys. Many copper, brass and bronze alloys are hardened or strengthened with cold working processes, solution treating, precipitation hardening, or spinodal decomposition. These materials are easy to fabricate and available in a variety of finished, semi-finished, and hollow stock shapes. Examples include anodes, billets, blooms, coils, flats, foils, ingots, nuggets, plates, powders, sheets, shims, slabs, strips, and wires. Square, rectangular, hexagonal, spherical and tubular products are also available. Important specifications for copper, brass and bronze alloys include outside width or outer diameter (OD), overlength, overall thickness, and inner diameter (ID).   


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Carbon Steels and Alloy Steels
Carbon steels and alloy steels are ferrous alloys that contain carbon and other alloying elements such as manganese, chromium, molybdenum, and nickel.
Metal Balls
Metal balls and spherical shapes are used as check or ball valves, bearings, or other applications. Metal bearing balls are precision ground for ball bearings or other motion systems.
Metal Foils and Foil Stock
Metal foils and foil stock are very thin, metal-mill products with a thickness that is usually less than 0.006 in.
Refractory and Reactive Metals
Reactive and refractory metals include tungsten, molybdenum, niobium, tantalum, chromium, hafnium, zirconium, and titanium. Reactive metals oxide rapidly and form a stable oxide. Refractory metals and alloys have melting points above ~ 1750° C (~ 3200 F°).
Stainless Steel Alloys
Stainless steel alloys are austenitic, ferritic, martensitic, precipitation hardened (PH), and duplex metal materials that are available in a wide variety of grades, shapes, and sizes.
Titanium and Titanium Alloys
Titanium and titanium alloys are non-ferrous metals with excellent corrosion resistance, fatigue properties, and a high strength-to-weight ratio.
Zinc and Zinc Alloys
Zinc and zinc alloys are non-ferrous alloys that are used widely in the production of die cast components.

Engineering Web: Copper Brass and Bronze Alloys - Machine Design

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Copper | Machine Design
The wrought alloys are comprised of copper-zinc alloys, copper-zinc-lead alloys (leaded brasses), and copper-zinc-tin alloys (tin brasses). The cast
Copper-jacketed germ buster | Machine Design
Test results show that copper, and to a lesser extent brass, completely react with the MRSA. The alloys are believed to inhibit respiration and in
Zinc | Machine Design
paints). Zinc is also used to make brass, bronze, and die-casting alloys in plate, strip, and coil; foundry alloys; superplastic zinc; and activators
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