Cadmium Copper UNS-C16200

Pure copper has high electrical and thermal conductivity due to its alloying metals. The UNS numbers C10100 to C13000 denote commercially pure copper. Pure copper is corrosion-resistant and exceptionally ductile. Different grades of unalloyed copper perform differently owing to the amount of impurities present in it. The following datasheet discusses the chemical composition, properties, heat treatment and applications of UNS C16200.

 Chemical Composition Cadmium Copper UNS-C16200

For more details consult the datasheet below

• UNS-C16200

Equivalent Alloy Specifications 

Applications of Cadmium Copper UNS-C16200

Common uses include:

• Electrical and electronic conductors
• Waveguides
•  Cavity resonators
• Superconductor matrixes
• Vacuum tube and solid-state devices
• Glass-to-metal seals  

• Greater corrosion resistance
• Higher tensile strength
• Brilliant polish
• Excellent machine strength
• High creep resistance
• High-temperature strength
• Excellent mechanical properties

Conclusion

Pure unalloyed copper is soft and ductile and usually contains approximately 0.7% impurities. Cadmium copper alloys are considered high copper alloys, they contain approximately 98 - 99 % copper, 0.1 - 1.5% cadmium and sometimes minor amounts of other materials. When cadmium is added to copper the material becomes more resistant to softening at elevated temperatures. The more cadmium that is added the more heat resistant the material becomes. Small additions of cadmium do not affect the thermal and electrical conductivities and room-temperature mechanical properties of cadmium copper. Cadmium copper is used in applications such as trolley wire, heating pads, electric blanket elements, spring contacts, connectors, and high-strength transmission lines.
This enables the cadmium copper wire to retain its strength under the high-temperature conditions of the electric trains. It is also used for soldering applications, particularly to join components in automobile and truck radiators and semiconductor packaging operations. The UNS alloy designations for cadmium copper alloys containing approximately 1% cadmium are C16200 and C16500. An alloy containing 0.1 to 0.2% cadmium is designated as C14300. There are no cast cadmium copper alloys.
Cadmium copper is easily cold work and hot formed. Microstructures of the worked materials would contain equiaxed, twinned grains. The structures may contain oxide inclusions throughout the grains.

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