Copper Alloy (UNS C66410)

Jul 17 2013

Topics Covered

Introduction
Chemical Composition
Other Designations
Fabrication
Applications

Introduction

Copper and its alloys find many applications mainly due to their excellent thermal and electrical conductivities and good corrosion resistance. Their applications vary with the nature and amount of impurities that are present in the alloy.

The heat treatment methods used to treat copper enhance its ultimate tensile strength. Copper C66410 is an alloy of copper, zinc, iron and tin. This alloy is available in the form of sheets and strips.

This datasheet will elaborate on the chemical composition and applications of copper UNS C66410 alloy.

Chemical Composition

The chemical composition of copper alloy UNS C66410 is given in the following table.

Element Content (%)
Copper, Cu +Silver, Ag Remainder
Zinc, Zn 11-12
Iron,Fe 1.8-2.3
Tin, Sn 0.05
Lead, Pb 0.015

Other Designations

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Some of the other designations that are used to denote copper UNS C66410 are as below:-

  • ASTM B694

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 C66410 alloy has good forging ability.

Hot working - Copper UNS C66410 alloy has excellent hot working abilities.

Cold working - Copper UNS C66410 alloy has excellent cold working properties.

Applications

Copper UNS C66410 is used in the following applications:

  • Bus bars and conductors
  • Co-axial cables, hollow conductors
  • Waveguides, lead-in-wires and anodes for vacuum tubes
  • Microwave tubes and rectifiers

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