Alloys comparison
Hot forging alloys | ||||
Nuance | Feature | Surface treatment | Thermic treatment | |
Brass-Bronze | CuZn40Pb2 – CW617N | Hot forging brass - good hot forging and undercutting ability | Easy polishing orsurface treatment like chroming, nickel plating, tinning | |
CuZn37Mn3Al2PbSi – CW713R | High resistance brass - mecanical characteristic higher than hot forging brass | |||
CuAl9Ni3Fe2 – CW304G | copper aluminium - excellent performance at sea - good friction capacity - high mecanical caracteristic | |||
Copper | Cu-ETP – CW004A | Electrotype copper - All electrical applications - Very good electrical and calorific conductor | Silvering | |
CuCr1Zr - CW106C | Chrome copper | Quenching followed by anrevenue increases the mechanical properties and hardness | ||
Cu Te | Telllurium copper - All electrical applications | |||
Aluminiums | AlSi1MgMn - EN AW – 6082 | Light metal, good electrical and calorific conductor - resistance pieces - 100% recyclable | anodisation increases corrosion resistance | Quenching increases the mechanical properties and hardness |
AlCu4MgSi - EN AW 2017A | Light metal, good electrical and calorific conductor - resistance pieces - 100% recyclable | anodisation increases corrosion resistance | Quenching increases the mechanical properties and hardness | |
AlCu2Mg1.5Ni - EN AW 2618A | Light metal, good electrical and calorific conductor - Aeronotic alloy - 100% recyclable | anodisation increases corrosion resistance | LQuenching increases the mechanical properties and hardness | |
AlMg3 - EN AW – 5754 | Light metal, good electrical and calorific conductor - resistance pieces - 100% recyclable | anodisation increases corrosion resistance |