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COOPER ALLOYS
Brasses: contain more than 50% cooper
used to overcome the softness, low
tensile strength and high casting
temperature of the pure metal
COOPER ALLOYS
Tin Bronzes contain additional alloying elements
COOPER ALLOYS
Aluminum and Manganese Bronzes (512%)
High strength, good corrosion resistance
and good oxidation up to 400oC
Silicon Bronzes ( up to 3%)
High machenical and antifriction
properties
COOPER RESISTANCE
Cooper and its alloys are resistant to
dilute solutions of serveral mineral acid
and to a wide range of organic acids.
Aluminum bronze is suitable in slightly
oxidizing situations.
Cooper-base alloys are resistant to most
alkaline solutions, most neutral salts
except to those forming soluble
complexes
ALUMINUM ALLOYS
Aluminum of Commercial 99% Minimum
Aluminum Purity
High corrosion resistance and high thermal
conductivity
The strength of aluminum can be increased
by cooling working
Nonheat-Treatable Magnesium and
Manganese Aluminum
These present the best compromise between
corrosion resistancen and strength
ALUMINUM ALLOYS
Casting alloys
These are used as corrosion-resistant
materials
The alloys containing substantial amounts
of silicon have the best foundry
characteristics and a high resistance to
corrosion
Corrosion resistance
Aluminum can be thickened by anodizing in a
bath of 15% sulfuric acid solution or by cladding
with a thin layer of an aluminum alloy containing
1% zinc to control oxidation.
Aluminum is suitable for contacting with cold
dilute sulfuric acid solutions. It may be used for
handling oleum, however, the passivity of the
metal with sulfuric acid is soon destroyed as the
temperature rises and the boiling solutions of
any acid of any concentration attacks
Aluminum is used almost interchangeable for
any strength of nitric acid