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Article #185Which copper alloy?
From: costin radoias
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 00:39
Date: Tue, 01 Sep 1992 00:39
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Sorry if I posted this twice, but I think it didn't go through the first time. Does anyone know how COPPER ALLOYS INTERACT WITH DEIONIZED WATER? I will be purchasing copper tubing to be used as a water cooled electrical conductor. The cooling water is deionized, and about 5 Mohms/cm. I can get the tubing in several alloys: Alloy 101: Copper 99.99%, -------------------> Conductivity = 101% IACS. Alloy 102: Copper 99.95%, -------------------> Conductivity = 101% IACS. Alloy 103: Copper 99.95%, Phosphorus 0.005%,-> Conductivity = 101% IACS. Alloy 110: Copper 99.90%, Oxygen 0.05%, -----> Conductivity = 101% IACS. Alloy 120: Copper 99.90%, Phosphorus 0.02%, -> Conductivity = 85% IACS. The electrical current is very large (4000 Amps), therefore, I prefer the alloys with highest conductivity (101, 102, 103, 110). So far I've only used alloy 110, but now I can't find a manufacturer that will make tubing out of alloy 110. Question #1. Will the other alloys (101, 102, 103) interact with our De-ionized cooling water? Specifically, would the phosphorus come out in solution and plague us with problems? (the cooling water resistivity must be above 5 Mohms/cm at all times) Where can I look up this kind of information? Question #2. How does alloy 110 differ from alloy 102 in terms of electrical characteristics, and what does the Oxygen do for its properties? Question #3. What is IACS? I understand that 100% material is the most conductive possible. So how come the manufacturers specify my alloys are 101% IACS? Related Question: When someone advertises Oxygen-free speaker cable, they imply that it is somhow better. Is it? How? or is it just another advertising gimmick? Thanks in advance for your help. ------------------------------------------------------------ Costin Radoias, EE, Proton Beam Therapy Facility Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA internet:radoias@proton.llumc.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!wupost!cs.utexas.edu!usc!news!proton!charity.llumc.edu!radoias From: radoias@charity.llumc.edu (costin radoias) Newsgroups: sci.materials Subject: Which copper alloy? Message-ID: <1992Sep1.003910.3180@proton.llumc.edu> Date: 1 Sep 92 00:39:10 GMT Sender: root@proton.llumc.edu (Operator) Organization: LLUMC Radiation Research Lab Lines: 40