Re: Cu Tensile Strength v Temperature

From: BretCahill (bretcahill_at_aol.com)
Date: 12/23/04 

Date: 23 Dec 2004 11:43:36 GMT

nospam@nospam.org (Jack Ferman) in
>Message-id: <nospam-2212042053220001@x128-101-252-5.dialup.umn.edu> writes:

>In article <1103731884.077229.49100@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
>metalengr@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> BretCahill wrote:
>> > Where does the tensile strength of copper start to drop off
>> precipitously?
>> >
>> >
>> > Bret Cahill
>>
>> It depends on the alloy and temper condition. Get off the web and to
>> your friendly local public library or engineering library. You will
>> find graphs in the ASM Handbook or Metals Handbook. In the 9th edition,
>> see Volume 2 (Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and pure
>> metals). Look in the section on Properties of Wrought Coppers and
>> Copper Alloys. See P 277 for C10100, P 287 for C11000, etc. For C11000
>> the O61 temper drops off slowly up to 1200 F while the H02 temper drops
>> off rapidly at over 400 F probably due to recrystallization.
>> Pittsburgh Pete
>
>Good advice, Pete; but what if one's library does not have the ASM
>Handbooks in their collection. A while back I was looking for some
>elementary information on steels alloyed to have enhanced resistance to
>high energy neutron irradiation damage. I had heard many years ago that a
>tiche more that a trace of copper was alloyed, but never saw any
>specifics.

The local university has a whole lot more than
what I want which is just the basics. I always
get distracted with unrelated subject matter,
even in materials.

Bret Cahill