Design and Manufacture

Copper and copper alloys have a wide range of properties available to a designer. These include the best electrical conductivity of any metal, excellent corrosion resistance in the atmosphere and water, a wide range of colours giving aesthetic appeal and excellent ductility. CDA is able to assist designers in choosing the optimum combination of properties for a specific application as well as advising on the most appropriate manufacturing process.

An important consideration for any designer when selecting materials is recyclability; all copper alloys are fully recyclable, without loss of properties.

Publications

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TN 12 Copper Alloy Spring Materials
The purpose of this technical note is to set out basic data on the copper alloys used in the form of strip and wire for springs, in order to assist the designer and user to prepare designs of optimum efficiency and economy. 1973. 22pp.

Pub 41 Clear Protective Coatings for Copper and Copper Alloys
Detailed description of the range of coatings available with application methods and recommendations for use. 1991. 16pp.

Pub 42 Copper and Copper Alloy Castings
Properties and Applications Discusses the various applications of all copper casting alloys commonly available in Europe with recommendations as to the choice of alloy. Casting processes are described and product design considerations which apply to castings are considered. 1991. 40pp.

Pub 44 Machining Brass, Copper and Copper Alloys
Detailed advice on machining techniques. Guide to choice of speeds and feeds. Comprehensive list of British and European alloys with details of machinability. Advice on the selection of cutting fluids. 1992. 66pp.

Pub 45 Copper Alloy Bearings
Covers the British and European alloys which are suitable for bearing applications, giving advice on their selection and use. 1992. 26pp.

Pub 97 Design for Production
Describes the production processes used to produce components from coppers and copper alloys listing the advantages of each. An invaluable reference book for design engineers. 1994. 64pp.

Pub 98 Joining of Copper and Copper Alloys
Suitability of the many methods now available for the jointing of copper and copper alloys with details of filler materials and recommendations for good joining practice. 1994. 44pp.

Pub 103 Hot Stampings in Copper Alloys
A description of the hot stamping process with advice on design and detailed data on the most commonly used alloys. 1994. 9pp.

D3 Copper Alloy Castings. Design and Applications
This disc contains information about all the major casting processes and describes the parameters that help selection of a process suitable for a given application. It also contains the compositions and properties of all the coppers and copper alloys commonly cast in Europe that will be included in the CEN standards that will replace the existing BS1400. Information can be sourced through: applications of coppers and copper alloys; selection of casting process; alloy selection; designing for casting. 1992.

D4 Designing for Production
This disk includes much information not easily available elsewhere that will enable designers to select the process by which components can be made. It covers all the common hot and cold fabrication processes and casting techniques., describing the basic advantages and disadvantages of each. The main menu offers three options: selecting a method; description of techniques; examples of how things are made. Each section is self contained but cross-referenced to give the easiest access to the most useful information. 1993.