COPPER TIN ALLOY - CuSn6
General Description
ELEKTRISOLA bronze wire CuSn6 has very good mechanical and resistance properties. This binary alloy is made of copper alloyed with 6% tin. Advantages of this product include very high corrosion resistance and good solderabilty. CuSn6 can be used for a wide range of electrotechnical applications, such as heating elements.
Bronze wire CuSn6 is available as litz wire or single wire with all insulation and self-bonding enamels. Bare wire is available upon request.
Features
- Very good mechanical properties
- Good bending proof performance
- Very high corrosion resistance
Applications
- Heating applications
- Resistance wires
- Other applications with high mechanical and corrosion resistance requirements
Typical values
| Cu | CuSn6 | ||
| Tensile strength | [N/mm²] | 220-300 | 470-530 |
| Yield strength at 1% elongation | [N/mm²] | 120-200 | 380-460 |
| Resistance (IACS) | [%] | 101 | 13 |
| Conductivity | [S*m/mm²] | 58.5 | 7.5 |
| Resistivity | [Ohm*mm²/m] | 0.0171 | 0.1333 |
| Thermal coefficient of resistance | [1E-6/K] | 3800-4100 | 600-700 |
| Solderability | [-] | good | good |