Copper Alloy (UNS C64900)

Topics Covered

Introduction
Chemical Composition
Physical Properties
Fabrication
Applications

Introduction

Copper and its alloys are particularly known for their excellent thermal and electrical conductivities. Copper alloys are used in various applications based on the amount of the impurities it is alloyed with. Typically copper alloys exhibit good corrosion resistance to atmospheric elements and to sea water.

Copper alloy C64900 is an alloy of copper and silicon and falls under the wrought alloy category. It is registered with US EPA as an anti-microbial. This datasheet will elaborate on the chemical composition and properties of copper UNS C64900 alloy.

Chemical Composition

The chemical composition of copper alloy UNS C64900 is given in the following table.

Physical Properties

The following table lists the physical properties of copper alloy UNS C64900.

Fabrication

Some of the methods adopted for fabricating this alloy are coining, bending, coppersmith, upsetting and drawing. Other methods of fabrication are knurling, roll threading, spinning, swaging and stamping.

Forging - Copper UNS C64900 alloy has good forging ability.

Hot working - Copper UNS C64900 alloy has excellent hot working abilities.

Cold working - Copper UNS C64900 alloy has excellent cold working properties.

Applications

Copper UNS C64900 is used in the following:

• Waveguides, bus bars and bus conductors
• Hollow conductors
• Lead-in-wires and anodes for vacuum tubes, vacuum seals
• Glass-to-metal seals
• Transistor components
• Co-axial cables and microwave tubes.