Aluminium bronze is an alloy, which consist of about 6% of nickel and iron, and 9 to 12% of aluminium. It has a golden color. UNS C62500 copper alloys have good corrosion resistance. They are available as rod and flat products.
Aluminium bronze is an alloy, which consist of about 6% of nickel and iron, and 9 to 12% of aluminium. It has a golden color. UNS C62400 copper alloys have high corrosion resistance, good strength, and can be heat treated to improve/modify their properties.
Aluminium bronze is an alloy consisting of about 6% of nickel and iron and 9 to 12% of aluminium. It has high wear and corrosion resistance, and high strength. UNS C62300 copper alloys have good corrosion and acid resistance.
Aluminium bronze copper alloy UNS C61400 has excellent corrosion resistance. Alumina present in the UNS C61400 enhances the strength of the alloy. The UNS C61400 alloy find applications in fasteners, pumps and valve fittings, heat exchangers, fasteners.
The aluminium bronze- copper alloy UNS C61300 has excellent formability. The alumina film present in UNS C61300 offers strength and corrosion resistance. The UNS C61300 finds applications in fasteners, pump and valve fittings and heat exchangers.
Aluminium bronze-copper UNS C61000 has excellent corrosion resistance and mechanical properties
The structure and composition of thin film solar cells (CIGS) are critical to their performance and properties. In this article a Thermo Scientific XPS was used to determine composition as a function of depth, and hence to analyze the solar cell structure.
Free-cutting phosphor bronze – copper alloy UNS C54400 has good cold working properties. Tin provides resistance to corrosion and strength to the alloy where as phosphorus improves the wear resistance and stiffness of the alloy.
The phosphor bronze copper alloy UNS C52400 primarily contains copper, tin and phosphorus. The tin contributes strength and corrosion resistance whereas phosphorus enhances the stiffness and resistance to wear.
Using the latest manufacturing techniques and often exotic materials, biomedical devices particularly those used in humans, present some of the biggest engineering challenges for the material science and medical research communities today.
By Nick Gilbert
16 Aug 2012