May 20 2013
Topics Covered
Introduction
Chemical Composition
Physical Properties
Other Designations
Fabrication
Applications
Introduction
The Unified Numbering System (UNS) is the conventional alloy designation system used in North America for wrought and cast copper and copper alloy products. UNS C12300 is a phosphorized, silver bearing copper alloy. It is a wrought alloy.
The following datasheet discusses the chemical composition and properties of copper UNS C12300.
Chemical Composition
The chemical composition of copper UNS C12300 is given in the following table.
|
Element |
Content (%) |
|
Copper, Cu + Silver, Ag |
Balance |
|
Phosphorus, P |
0.015 - 0.04 |
Physical Properties
The following table discusses the physical properties of copper UNS C12300.
|
Properties |
Metric |
Imperial |
|
Density |
8.9 g/cm³ |
0.323 lb/in³ |
Other Designations
Other designations that are equivalent to copper UNS C12300 include:
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ASME SB152
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ASTM B152
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ASTM B224
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ASTM B442
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ASTM B5
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ASTM B506
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ASTM B623
Fabrication
Copper UNS C12300 can be fabricated using many techniques such as coining, knurling, drawing and upsetting, bending, hot forging and pressing, shearing, swaging, roll threading, spinning, and stamping. This alloy can be cold and hot worked readily. It can also be forged.
Applications
Copper UNS C12300 finds application in:
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Rectifiers
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Vacuum seals
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Klystrons
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Transistor components
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Glass-to-metal seals
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Waveguides
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Bus bars and bus conductors
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Hollow conductors
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Coaxial cables and microwave tubes
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Lead-in wires and anodes for vacuum tubes