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HIGH TENSILE BRASS [1 record]

Record 1 1997-07-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Copper and Copper Alloys (Metallurgy)
DEF

Copper Alloy No. C68700, containing nominally 77.5% copper, 20.5% zinc and 2% aluminum.

Key term(s)
  • high tensile brass
  • high-strength brass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cuivre et alliages du cuivre (Métallurgie)
DEF

Alliage no. C68700, composition 77.5% de cuivre, 20.5% de zinc et 2% d'aluminium.

OBS

Afin d'améliorer la résistance mécanique et la résistance à la corrosion [...] des éléments tels que l'étain, l'aluminium, le fer, le nickel, le manganèse sont additionnés aux laitons dans la proportion de 1 à 5%. Ces alliages constituent les «laitons à haute résistance».

Key term(s)
  • laiton à haute résistance

Spanish

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