Copper alloys are metal alloys based on copper. They have high corrosion resistance. The best-known alloys are bronze, where tin is an alloying element, and brass, where zinc is an alloying element.
Copper is used as an excellent conductor of heat and electricity, as a building material and as a component of various metal alloys, for the manufacture of jewelry, marine equipment and coins, thermocouples…
Classification of alloys
Family | Main alloying element | UNS grade |
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Brass | Zinc (Zn) | C1xxxx–C4xxxx,C66400–C69800 |
Sn-bronze | Tin (Sn) | C5xxxx |
Al-bronze | Aluminium (Al) | C60600–C64200 |
Si-bronze | Silicon (Si) | C64700–C66100 |
Ni-bronze | Nickel (Ni) | C7xxxx |