CuAg0,10P

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CuAg0,10P

EN: CW016A
UNS: C12100

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CuAg0,10P

KM Europa Metal AG
KME 180

Through the addition of silver the softening temperature is increased without substantially influencing the high electrical conductivity. It is characterized by its resistance to hydrogen embrittlement according to EN 1976.

The effect of the silver content is to increase the resistance to softening without significantly affecting the electrical conductivity.CuAg0,1P is an alloy with low contents of high-purity silver copper. By the silver content is the softening significantly improved without the electrical and thermal conductivity decrease significantly. It is therefore for applications at elevated temperatures.

CuAg0,10P alloy with a low content of phosphorus has a high electrical conductivity and higher thermal resistance. This alloy exhibits improved resistance to creep, and has good corrosion resistance and hydrogen embrittlement. CuAg0,10P alloy susceptible to cold working and heat. It has good weldability and solderability. CuAg0,10P alloy is mainly used for winding the commutators, the induction coils heating and welding electrodes.CuAg0,10P is a phosphorus-deoxidized copper with a limited, low amount of residual phosphorus. The silver content improves softening resistance a lot by maintaining extremely high conductivity and allows applications at elevated temperatures. CuAg0,10P has an excellent electrical conductivity and excellent welding and soldering properties. It can be formed excellent, either hot or cold. The alloy type is listed in the USA by EPA to have good antimicrobial properties.

Basic properties

Basic properties
Density [g/cm³]	Specific heat capacity [J/(kg*K)]	Temperature coefficient of electrical resistance (0...100°C) [10^-3/K]	Electrical conductivity [T=20°C, (% IACS)]	Thermal conductivity [W/(m*K)]	Thermal expansion coefficient 20...300°C [10^-6/K]
8,9-8,93	0,289-0,406 Comments: from -150°C to 200°C	3,7-3,8	94 Comments: min.	380-385	14,1-17,7 Comments: from -191 to 300°C

Applications

Main applications

Moulds, two-duct hollow sections for generators.

Automotive Gaskets, Radiators Electrical Commutator Segments, Terminal Connectors, Busbars, Conductivity Wire, Contacts, Windings, Switches, Transistor Bases, Conductors, Radio Parts, Printed Circuit Foil, Coaxial Cable Industrial Chemical Process Equipment, Printing Rolls, Clad Metals, Heat Exchangers, Applications Requiring Brazing in Hydrogen Atmosphere, Resistance Welding Equipment, Anodes, Vats, Ball Floats, Conductors

Printed Circuit, Foil Coaxial Cable, Transistor Components, Current Carrying Capacity

Electrical engineering, electronics, collector segments, cladding materials, square wave generators and switchgear devices, apparatus engineering.

Kinds of semi-finished products/final products

Rod	EN 13601
Wire	EN 13601
Section	EN 13605
Tube	EN 13600

Mechanical properties of flat copper bar

Designation
Symbolic	Metallurgical state	Round, square, hexagonal			Rectangular
		Round, square, hexagonal			Thickness, mm			Width, mm
		From	Greater than	Up to and included	From	Greater than	Up to and included	From	Greater than	Up to and included
	O	2	-	80	0,5	-	40	1	-	200
CuAg0,10P	H035	2	-	80	0,5	-	40	1	-	200
	H200	2	-	80	1	-	40	5	-	200

	H065	2	-	80	0,5	-	40	1	-	200
	R250	2	-	10	1	-	10	5	-	200
	R250	-	10	30	-	-	-	-	-	-
	R230	-	30	80	-	10	40	-	10	200

	H065	2	-	40	0,5	-	20	1	-	120
	H0,75	-	40	80	-	20	40	-	20	160
	R300	2	-	20	1	-	10	5	-	120
	R280	-	20	40	-	10	20	-	10	120
	R260	-	40	80	-	20	40	-	20	160

	H100	2	-	10	0,5	-	5	1	-	120
	R350	2	-	10	1	-	5	5	-	120

Mechanical properties of copper sheets for electrical applications - continuation

Designation		Hardness				Tensile strength	Yield strength	Elongation
Symbolic	Metallurgical state	Hardness				Tensile strength	Yield strength	Elongation
		HB		HV		Rm	R0,2	A100	A%
		min.	max.	min.	max.	min.		min.	min.
	O	Cold drawn seamless product specific properties
CuAg0,10	H035	35	65	35	65	-	-	-	-
	H200	-	-	-	-	200	max. 120	25	35

	H065	65	90	70	95	-	-	-	-
	R250	-	-	-	-	250	min. 200	8	12
	R250	-	-	-	-	250	min. 180	-	15
	R230	-	-	-	-	230	min. 160	-	18

	H065	85	110	90	115	-	-	-	-
	H0,75	75	100	80	105	-	-	-	-
	R300	-	-	-	-	300	min. 260	5	8
	R280	-	-	-	-	280	min. 240	-	10
	R260	-	-	-	-	260	min. 220	-	12

	H100	100	-	110	-	-	-	-	-
	R350	-	-	-	-	350	min. 320	3	5

Electrical properties of flat copper bar

Designation			Volume resistivity, max.	Conductivity, min.
Symbolic	Metallurgical state		Wmm²/m	MS/m	% IACS
CuAg0,10P	D		0,01786	56	96,6
	H035	R200	0,01724	58	100
	H065	R250
	H065	R230
	H085	R300	0,01754	57	98,3
	H065	R280
	H075	R260
	H100	R350	0,01786	56	96,6

Mechanical properties of copper sheets for electrical applications

Designation		Nominal thickness, mm		Vickers Hardness		Tensile strength, MPa		Yield strength		Elongation
Symbolic	Metallurgical state	Nominal thickness, mm		min	max	min	max	min	max	A50, %	A, %
Symbolic	Metallurgical state	from	Up to and included							for thickness of 0,1mm to 2,5mm included	for thickness greater than 2,5mm
CuAg0,10P	M	10	25	In as rolled
	H040	0,10	5	40	65	-	-	-	-	-	-
	R220	-	-	-	-	220	260	-	(140)	33	42
	H040	0,20	10	40	65	-	-	-	-	-	-
	R200	-	-	-	-	200	250	-	(100)	-	42
	H065	0,10	10	65	95	-	-	-	-	-	-
	R240	-	-	-	-	240	300	180	-	8	15
	H090	0,10	10	90	110	-	-	-	-	-	-
	R290	-	-	-	-	290	360	250	-	4	6
	H110	0,10	2	110	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	R360	-	-	-	-	360	-	320	-	2	-

Electrical properties of copper sheets for electrical applications

Designation			Volume resistivity, nWm	Conductivity
Symbolic	Metallurgical state		max.	MS/m	% IACS
CuAg0,10P	M		0,01786	56,0	96,6
	H040	R200	0,01754	57,0	98,3
	H040	R220
	H065	R240	0,01786	56,0	96,6
	H090	R290
	H110	R360	0,01818	55,0	94,8

Chemical composition

Chemical composition	Value	Comments
Ag [ wt.% ]	0,08-0,12
Cu [ wt.% ]	99,873-99,919	Calculated
P [ wt.% ]	0,001-0,007

Mechanical properties

Mechanical properties
UTS [MPa]	YS [MPa]	Elongation [%]	Hardness	Young’s modulus [GPa]	Kirchhoff’s modulus [GPa]	Poisson ratio
200-380 Comments: annealed - hard temper	120-350 Comments: annealed - hard temper	3-40 Comments: annealed - hard temper	35-120 Comments: [HB] soft-hard 40-70 Comments: [HV] annealed	107-130 Comments: annealed - cold formed	No data	No data

Mechanical properties (EN 1652)
Temper	Tensile strength	Yield strength	Elongation A50mm minimum, %	Hardness HV
R200 annealed	200-250	<120	32	40-70
R250	250-300	≥200	14	65-95
R300	300-360	≥250	4	90-110
R360	≥360	≥320	2	≥110

Electric conductivity of CuAg0,10P as a function of material temper

Mechanical properties (values can be achieved and are a function of size and form)

Reference values	from (soft)	to (hard)
Tensile strength, MPa	250	360
Yield strength, MPa	200	350
A5, %	14	7
Hardness HB	70	115

Calculations of elastic modulus

Temperature, °C	Elastic modulus, GPa	Temper
20	107	annealed
100	106
150	107
200	98
250	95
20	110	10% cold formed
100	111
150	115
200	104
250	107
20	127	30% cold formed
100	115
150	118
200	110
250	97

Elastic modulus of CuAg0,10P as a function of temperature

Plate, sheet and strip for electrical purposes, according to DIN EN 13599

Temper	Thickness, mm	Tensile strength, MPa	Yield strength, MPa	Elongation, %		Hardness HV
Temper	Thickness, mm	Tensile strength, MPa	Yield strength, MPa	A50mm 0,1-2,5mm	A >2,5mm	Hardness HV
M	10-25	as manufactured
H040	0,1-5	-	-	-	-	40-65
R220	0,1-5	220-260	max. 140	min. 33	min. 42	-
H040	0,2-10	-	-	-	-	40-65
R200	0,2-10	200-250	max. 100	-	max. 42	-
H065	0,1-10	-	-	-	-	65-95
R240	0,1-10	240-300	min. 180	min. 8	min. 15	-
H090	0,1-10	-	-	-	-	90-110
R290	0,1-10	290-360	min. 250	min. 4	min. 6	-
H110	0,1-2	-	-	-	-	min. 110
R360	0,1-2	min. 360	min. 320	min. 2	-	-

Seamless tubes for electrical purposes, according to DIN EN 13600

Temper	Thickness, mm	Tensile strength, MPa	Yield strength, MPa	Elongation, %	Hardness HB	Hardness HV
D	-	cold drawn, no specific mechanical properties
H035	20	-	-	-	35-60	35-65
R200	20	200-250	max. 120	40	-	-
H065	10	-	-	-	60-90	65-95
R250	10	250-300	min. 150	15	-	-
H090	5	-	-	-	85-105	90-110
R290	5	290-360	min. 250	6	-	-
H100	3	-	-	-	min. 95	min. 100
R360	3	min. 360	min. 320	3	-	-

Rods and wires for general electrical purposes, according to DIN EN 13601

Temper	Round, square, hexagonal, mm from-via-to			Rectangular						UTS, MPa min.	YS, MPa	A100 %min.	A, %min.	Hardness HB	Hardness HV
Temper	Round, square, hexagonal, mm from-via-to			Thickness,mm from-via-to			Wide, mm from-via-to			UTS, MPa min.	YS, MPa	A100 %min.	A, %min.	Hardness HB	Hardness HV
D	2	-	80	0,5	-	40	1	-	200	cold drawn, no specific mechanical properties
H035	2	-	80	0,5	-	40	1	-	200	-	-	-	-	35-65	35-65
R200	2	-	80	1	-	40	5	-	200	200	≤120	25	35	-	-
H065	2	-	80	0,5	-	40	1	-	200	-	-	-	-	65-90	70-95
R250	2	-	10	1	-	10	5	-	200	250	≥200	8	12	-	-
R250	-	10	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	250	≥180	-	15	-	-
R230	-	30	80	-	10	40	-	10	200	230	≥160	-	18	-	-
H085	2	-	40	0,5	-	20	1	-	120	-	-	-	-	85-110	90-115
H075	-	40	80	-	20	40	-	20	160	-	-	-	-	75-100	80-105
R300	2	-	20	1	-	10	5	-	120	300	≥260	5	8	-	-
R280	-	20	40	-	10	20	-	10	120	280	≥240	-	10	-	-
R260	-	40	80	-	20	40	-	20	160	260	≥220	-	12	-	-
H100	2	-	10	0,5	-	5	1	-	120	-	-	-	-	min. 100	min. 100
R350	2	-	10	1	-	5	5	-	120	350	≥320	3	5	-	-

Profiles and profiled wire for electrical purposes, according to DIN EN 13605

Temper	Dimensions		UTS, MPa min.	YS, MPa	Elongation at break		Hardness HB	Hardness HV
Temper	Thickness, mm max.	Width/ Height, mm max.	UTS, MPa min.	YS, MPa	A100 % min.	A, % min.	Hardness HB	Hardness HV
D	50	180	as drawn
H035	50	180	-	-	-	-	35-65	35-70
R200	50	180	200	≤120	25	35	-	-
H065	10	150	-	-	-	-	65-95	70-100
R240	10	150	240	≥160	-	15	-	-
H080	5	100	-	-	-	-	80-115	85-120
R280	5	100	280	≥240	-	8	-	-

Mechanical properties

Temper	R200 H040	R250 H070	R300 H090	R360 H110
UTS, MPa	200-250	250-300	300-360	>360
YS, MPa	<120	>200	>250	>320
Elongation A10, %	>32	>14	>4	>2
Hardness HV	40-70	70-95	90-110	>110

Mechanical properties

Temper designation	Temper designation EN 13601	Diameter or width across flats, mm	Thickness, mm	Tensile strength, MPa	Yield strength, MPa	Elongation, A, %	Hardness HB (HBW 2,5/62,5)
Extruded	-	25-250	>3,5	without specified strength values
Drawn	D	2-80	up to 40	without specified strength values
Soft	R200	2-80	up to 40	200	max. 120	min. 35	35-65
Soft	H035	2-80	up to 40	200	max. 120	min. 35	35-65
Halfhard	R250	2-10	up to 10	min. 250	min. 200	min. 12	-
	R250	10-30	-	min. 250	min. 180	min. 15	-
	R230	30-80	10-40	min. 230	min. 160	min. 18	-
	H065	up to 80	up to 40	-	-	-	65-90
Hard	R300	2-20	up to 10	min. 300	min. 260	min. 8	-
	R280	20-40	10-20	min. 280	min. 240	min. 10	-
	R260	40-80	20-40	min. 260	min. 220	min. 12	-
	H085	2-40	up to 20	-	-	-	85-110
	H075	40-80	20-40	-	-	-	75-100
Extra hard	R350	up to 10	up to 5	min. 350	min. 320	min. 5	-
Extra hard	H100	up to 10	up to 5	-	-	-	min. 100

The extruded condition is not included in the EN 13600 series.
Only the limits for Rm, Rp0,2 and A apply to condition descriptions with R.
Only the Brinell hardness limits apply to conditions descriptions with H.
Electrical conductivity depends on the material and the solidity condition.
The limit differ slightly from the limits according to DIN 40 500 for individual parameters.

Exploitation properties

Heat resistance

Mechanical and electrical properties vs temperatures

Melting point	1083°C liquidus
Hot working	750 - 900°C
Soft annealing	400 - 550°C
Thermal stress-relieving	300 - 350°C
Soft annealing	250 - 650°C
Recrystallization temperature	320°C

The values of tensile strength, yield stress and elongation for different deformation as a function of temperature. Strip (sample 3000x32x2,5mm)

Long-therm heat resistance, e.g. Arrhenius curve

Long time yield stress for CuAg0,10P alloy as a function of material conditions and test temperature

Half- softening temperature

NO DATA AVAILABLE

Corrosion resistance

Hydrogen embrittlement resistance

CuAg0,1P has a good hydrogen-resistant.

Resists hydrogen embrittlement

Other kind of corrosion elements

Type of corrosion	Suitability	Literature
Atmospheric	Resistant to formation of the a greenish protective patina due to the formation of copper basic salts (such sulphates, chlorides in marine environment, nitrates and carbonates). CuAg0,1P has a good resistance in in natural and industrial atmosphere.
Marine environment	Not resistant
Stress crack	Practically resistant against stress corrosion cracking.
Electrolytic	no data	-
Other - oxidising acids	Not resistant

Resistant to industrial and drinking water, aqueous and alkaline solutions (not oxidizing), pure water vapour (steam), non-oxidizing acids (without oxygen in solution) and salts, neutral saline solutions. Not resistant to solutions containing cyanides, ammonia or halogens, hydrous ammonia and halogenated gases, hydrogen sulfide.

Rheological resistance

Stress relaxation

NO DATA AVAILABLE

Creep

Creep strength of CuAg0,10P alloy as a function of material conditions and test temperature

NO DATA AVAILABLE

Temper	Fatigue strength for flat products (1 mm thick)
Temper	Cycles of bending, x108	Tensile strength, MPa	Bending strength, MPa
half hard	1	290	90
hard	1	354	90
spring hard	1	379	97

Relative bending radius as a function of material conditions and rolling direction. Tests parameters: bending properties thickness: ≤ 0.5 mm. Bending test according to EN ISO 7438 is done with 10 mm wide samples. Smaller samples in general - as well as lower thickness - allow for lower bending radius without cracks.

Impact strength

NO DATA AVAILABLE

Fabrication properties

Fabrication properties	Value	Literature	Comments
Soldering	Excellent
Brazing	Excellent Good
Laser welding	Less suitable
Oxyacetylene Welding	Fair
Gas Shielded Arc Welding	Fair
Spot Weld	Suitable
Capacity for Being Cold Worked	Excellent
Capacity for Being Hot Formed	Excellent
Machinability Rating	20

Technological properties

Technological properties
Melting temperature [°C]	Casting temperature [°C]	Castability	Annealling temperature [°C]	Homogenization temperature [°C]	Quenching temperature [°C]	Ageing temperature [°C]	Stress relievieng temperature [°C]	Hot working temperature [°C]
1083	1120-1200	No data	350-650 400-550 250-650	No data	No data	No data	250-350 300-350 150-200	750-950 700-950