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Article | REF: M4640 V1

Properties of copper and copper alloys

Authors: Dominique ARNAUD, Jean BARBERY, Roger BIAIS, Bernard FARGETTE, Pierre NAUDOT

Publication date: April 10, 1985

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1. Main classes of copper and its industrial alloys

In this paragraph, we will use the following classification, despite the possibility of classifying certain alloys in two or even three different categories:

  • brass with and without oxydules ;

  • low-alloyed copper with Ag, P, As, B, Te, Cd, Sn or Mg ;

  • single-phase α alloys filled with Ni, Zn, Al, Sn, Si or Mn, possibly in combination ;

  • precipitation-hardening alloys with additions of Be, Cr, Fe, Co, Zr, Ti, etc. ;

  • two-phase brass α + β ;

  • cupro-aluminium complexes ;

  • foundry alloys.

Notes on certain terms used: many names of copper alloys, of historical or commercial origin,...

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