UNS C72500 Wire
Cupronickel alloys are widely used for marine applications due to their excellent resistance to seawater corrosion, low biofouling rates, and good fabricability.
Flat, Shaped and Round Wire
Applications
Cupronickels Alloys: Condensers; Evaporator and heat exchanger application; Ferrules; Applications where biofouling is a concern; Silver colored coinage.
Copper-Nickel-Tin Alloys: Relay springs; Switch springs; Lead frames; Telecommunication connectors
Description
Cupronickel alloys are widely used for marine applications due to their excellent resistance to seawater corrosion, low biofouling rates, and good fabricability. They have provided reliable service for decades while offering effective solutions to today's technological challenges addition of nickel to copper improves strength and corrosion resistance while allowing the alloy to remain ductile.
Alloy C72500: Developed by Bell Laboratories to solve issues of stress corrosion found in field parts. The alloy blends the strength of Phosphor Bronze and the Corrosion resistance of Nickel Silver without too much loss of electrical conductivity. A combination of very good fatigue strength and resistance to corrosion and tarnish have also made this alloy an excellent choice for other applications found in corrosive environments or applications requiring improved solderability.
Chemistry Typical
UNS# COPPER NICKEL LEAD IRON ZINC OTHER
C70600 Balance 9.0 - 10.0* 0.05 max 1.0 - 1.8 1.0 max 1.0 Mn max
C71500 Balance* 29.0 - 33.0 0.05 max 0.40 - 1.0 max 1.0 max 1.0 Mn max
C72500 Balance 8.5 - 10.5* 0.05 max 0.6 max 0.50 max | 1.8 - 2.8 Sn, 0.20 Mn max
* Contact Ulbrich Wire for request regarding the availability of other copper alloys. * Contact Ulbrich Technical Department for limits for additional trace elements and impurity levels. * Copper plus sum of named elements 99.5% min. * Nickel Values include Cobalt. * Copper Values include Silver.
Physical Properties
Typical Density: 0.321 - 0.323 lbs/in3, 8.88 - 8.94 g/cm3
Electrical Conductivity: (% IACS at 68° F 20°C, annealed): 4.6 - 11 %
Mean Coefficient of Thermal Expansion: µin/in-° F:
68 - 572 ° F: 8.5 - 9.2
Thermal Conductivity: BTU-in/hr-ft2-° F at 68 ° F: 17 - 31
Modulus of Elasticity: KSI
18 - 22 x 103 in tension
Forms
Profile, Round, Flat, Square
Mechanical Properties at Room Temperature
Properties: Annealed Typical
Ultimate Tensile Strength: 43 KSI min (296 MPa min)
Yield Strength: 19 KSI min (131 MPa min)
Elongation: 35% min
Properties: Tempered
These alloys can be cold worked to various tempers.
* Actual physical and mechanical properties are alloy dependent. Contact Ulbrich Technical Service for alloy specific properties.
Additional Properties
Corrosion Resistance
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Wire Finishes
XC - Extra clean. Annealed or annealed and cold rolled. Contact Ulbrich Wire with special finish requests.
Heat Treatment
These alloys are non hardenable by heat treatment.
Welding
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