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February 14, 2007

Mid February Bulletin

Copper and Copper Alloys Welding

PWL#042B
14 February 2007

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Online Resources on Copper Welding (10)

Our tenth installment of pertinent Resources available Online, deals with the subject of Copper and Copper Alloys Welding.

Our Website displays a page dealing with an introduction to the subject, including ASW Standards:
Copper Welding

and two pages on Resistance Welding.
Note: the selection of suitable materials for electrodes depends on the material to Spot or Seam Resistance Weld:

Resistance Welding Processes
where Resistance Welding Electrodes Copper Alloys are briefly mentioned.

Resistance Welding Equipment

References

TWI - Weldability of Copper and Copper alloys
http://www.twi.co.uk/j32k/protected/band_3/jk23.html

Welding of Copper Alloys
http://www.key-to-metals.com/Article29.htm

Copper Welding Procedures
http://www.brazing.com/techguide/procedures/copper_welding.asp

Downloadable resources
Copper Brazing/Welding Alloys
http://www.brazing.com/products/Weld_copper/

The welding of Copper-Aluminum Alloys
http://www.cda.org.uk/megab2/corr_rs/pub85/default.htm

Welding Copper-Nickel Alloys
http://www.cda.org.uk/megab2/corr_rs/pub139/page3.htm

Welding Copper-Beryllium
http://www.brushwellman.com/alloy/tech_lit/AT0014_0393.pdf

Resistance Welding of Copper-Beryllium
http://www.brushwellman.com/alloy/tech_lit/AT0016_0393.pdf

Publications from the Copper Development Association - UK http://www.cda.org.uk/frontend/pubs.htm
(scroll down the showing page and download)

Publications on Soldering/Brazing/Welding at
http://www.copper.org/resources/pub_list/soldering.html

Welding Copper And High-Copper Alloys
http://www.wisconsinwireworks.com/brochure.htm

DATA and Tables on Copper

Copper Alloy Table
http://www.grantadesign.com/resources/materials/designations/copper.htm

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper

Copper Development Association
http://www.copper.org

Slide presentation with voice comment
Copper-Nickel Alloys in Marine Environments
http://www.copper.org/applications/cuni/visual_overview/index.html

From the page:
Copper Standards and Properties
http://www.copper.org/resources/properties/homepage.html
The following pages can be reached:

1) Properties/Uses
Properties of Wrought and Cast Copper Alloys
Basic Search
Advanced Search
Typical Uses of Copper
Microstructures of Copper Alloys
Corrosion Protection & Resistance
Fabrication Practices
Properties of Copper
Copper and Copper Alloy Powder Metallurgy
—Properties and Applications
Metallurgy of Copper-Base Alloys
Mechanical Properties of Copper
and Copper Alloys at Low Temperatures

2) Standards/Specifications
Standard Designations for Wrought and Cast
Copper and Copper Alloys
International Alloy Systems for Copper
European Standard Compositions for Copper
and Copper Alloys
Cross Specification Index
European Numbering System for Non-Ferrous Metals

Comparison of International Copper Standards
http://www.copper-key.org/index.php?lang=english

An Article on
High Copper Alloys - High Strength Coppers
http://www.copper.org/innovations/2006/09/high_cu_alloys.html

Commercial Publications: RWMA Electrodes
http://www.nonferrousproducts.com/Material%20Selection.htm

RWMA Electrode Materials
http://micro-joining.com/guidetowelding.html

TWI - What Electrode Material for RSW?
http://www.twi.co.uk/j32k/protected/band_9/faqsaw010.html

The Copper Tube Handbook (56 pages)
in pdf format, downloadable from page
http://www.copper.org/resources/pub_list/plumbing.html

Ultrasonic Energy Welds Copper to Aluminum
http://www.amtechultrasonic.com/articles_weldingjournal_0197.asp

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A fundamental Reference on Welding of Copper Alloys is available
at page 752 in the following Handbook that can be consulted in Libraries:
ASM Handbook : Welding, Brazing & Soldering
Olson, David L.
9th Ed. Vol. 6
ASM International, 01-Jan-1993
1299 pages
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Document#: ISO 9606-3:1999
Title: Approval testing of welders -- Fusion welding --
Part 3: Copper and copper alloys
Edition: 1
International Organization for Standardization
01-Apr-1999
23 pages
Click to Order.
Note: From this Supplier Only Available in the United States.

BS EN 13347:2002
Copper and copper alloys. Rod and wire for welding and braze welding
British-Adopted European Standard
21-Dec-2002
20 pages
Click to Order.

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