Copper Alloys

Copper Alloys GlidCop (tm)

Aging Procedure

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Annealing Procedure

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Applications

For applications that require excellent electrical and thermal conductivities combined with high strength and exceptional resistance to high temperature annealing, GlidCop® is the answer

Cold Workability

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Forgeability

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Formability

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Heat Treatability

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Hot Workability

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Machinability

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Principle Design Features

GlidCop® is our registered trade name for copper that is dispersion strengthened with ultrafine particles of aluminum oxide. GlidCop® is produced using a patented internal oxidation powder metallurgy process whereby aluminum oxide is formed within the copper matrix. These oxide particles harden the copper matrix, while minimally reducing the electrical and thermal conductivity properties of the copper matrix. GlidCop® thus has a unique combination of high strength and high conductivity unmatched by other copper alloy systems. GlidCop® is even more unique in that the aluminum oxide particles are thermally very stable. They remain effective in strengthening the copper matrix and resisting grain coarsening even after very long exposures to high temperatures as in brazing or high temperature duty cycles. GlidCop® thus resists softening due to annealing up to temperatures in excess of 1000° C

Tempering Procedure

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Weldability

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