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*ALLOY 182 CHROMIUM COPPER

COMMON FABRICATION PROCESSES AND TYPICAL USES

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

	Cu	Cr	Fe	Pb	Si
Min/Max	Rem	.6-1.2	0.1	0.05	0.1
Nominal	99.1	0.9

COMMON FABRICATION PROCESSES FOR 182 CHROMIUM COPPER

Bending, cold working, drawing, extruding, forging, heading, hot working, impacting, rolling, swaging

FABRICATION PROPERTIES

Joining Technique	Suitability
Soldering	Good
Brazing	Good
Oxyacetylene Welding	Not Recommended
Gas Shielded Arc Welding	Good
Coated Metal Arc Welding	Not Recommended
Spot Weld	Not Recommended
Seam Weld	Not Recommended
Butt Weld	Fair
Capacity for Being Cold Worked	Excellent
Capacity for Being Hot Formed	Good
Forgeability Rating: 80
Machinability Rating: 20

Product Forms
Bar
Plate
Sheet
Strip
Rod
Shapes
Tube
Wire

TYPICAL USES OF 182 CHROMIUM COPPER

Consumer
Pencil-type & light soldering guns: tips, rod extensions
Electrical
Electrical conductors requiring greater strength than copper, electron tube grid side rods, wire, high temperature contacts, switch gears, electric motor and generator components, electrical connectors, connectors, cable, semi conductor bases, parts for electronic devices, switch contacts, arcing and bridging parts, thermal conductors requiring greater strength than copper, circuit breaker parts
Industrial
Wear plates on heavy equipment, heat sinks, current carrying shafts and arms, plastic mold components, structural parts, spot welding tips, flash welding electrodes, molds, flash welding electrodes, electrode holder jaws, resistance welding machine electrodes, seam welding wheels


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