Recent news regarding a scrapped space walk due to a ‘leak’ in an astronaut's spacesuit really does pose the question; What is an astronaut's spacesuit made up of?
By Kris Walker
17 Jul 2013
Nickel alloy 263 is an age-hardenable nickel-cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy that combines high strength with good fabrication characteristics under annealed condition.
Copper is one of the most useful metals known to mankind. Copper and its alloys find many applications mainly due to their excellent thermal and electrical conductivities and good corrosion resistance.
Copper is an extremely useful metal, its high thermal and electrical conductivity find a number of applications in fields such as electrical component manufacture etc. The nature and the amount of impurities that are alloyed with copper determine the application for which the alloy is used for.
Copper alloys can be classified into cast alloys and wrought alloys. Cast alloys are those that are melted and poured into their final shape. Wrought alloys are solid alloys squashed into its final shape.
UNS numbers C83300 to C85800 specify cast red, yellow and leaded brasses, which belong to the family of copper alloys. Brass is obtained when copper is alloyed with zinc. By varying the quantities of zinc and copper, a variety of brasses can be manufactured to suit various applications.
UNS designations C83300 to C85800 indicate cast red, yellow and leaded brasses. These brasses form a major section of the copper alloys. Zinc is the principal alloying element. Lead is often added to enhance the machinability of the brass.
Cast silicon brasses are high strength brasses belonging to the family of copper alloys. Brasses are formed when copper is alloyed with zinc. Other elements, such as silicon and lead, are added to further enhance the properties of brass.
Copper UNS C91100 is a casting alloy. The casting process is a manufacturing process that has been in use for around 6000 years.
Tin bronzes and leaded tin bronzes are a group of copper alloys with UNS designation numbers starting at C90200 through to C94500. Bronzes are formed when copper is alloyed with tin as the primary alloying element.