New Copper Alloys Used to Make Products Intended for Contact with Drinking Water

This article presents the results of tests conducted as part of a research project with the primary objective of developing new copper alloys with limited lead content. The new group of materials were created in a production plant. As part of tests, a group of 22 alloys were selected for testing in...

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Main Authors: Michał Chruściński, Szymon Szkudelski, Jacek Borowski, Artur Meller, Marcin Suszyński
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/21/6301
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author Michał Chruściński
Szymon Szkudelski
Jacek Borowski
Artur Meller
Marcin Suszyński
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description This article presents the results of tests conducted as part of a research project with the primary objective of developing new copper alloys with limited lead content. The new group of materials were created in a production plant. As part of tests, a group of 22 alloys were selected for testing in castability, structural characteristics and hardness. Based on the test results obtained, the group of alloys under study was narrowed down to nine. The mechanical properties of these alloys were determined in static tensile tests as well as in uniaxial upsetting tests at elevated temperature, on the basis of which the group of alloys under investigation was further narrowed to three. Further studies involved technological verification of the application of these alloys under industrial conditions. These alloys were subject to numerical forging analyses, along with forging tests, under semi-industrial conditions, where the degree of filling of a die impression at a specific temperature was measured using an optic scanner. The quality of production of the obtained forgings was evaluated macroscopically with simultaneous observations of the microstructure.
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spelling doaj.art-21ffe0c495244906945baf0ff76efea62023-11-22T21:10:04ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-10-011421630110.3390/ma14216301New Copper Alloys Used to Make Products Intended for Contact with Drinking WaterMichał Chruściński0Szymon Szkudelski1Jacek Borowski2Artur Meller3Marcin Suszyński4The Łukasiewicz Research Network—Metal Forming Institute, 61-139 Poznań, PolandThe Łukasiewicz Research Network—Metal Forming Institute, 61-139 Poznań, PolandThe Łukasiewicz Research Network—Metal Forming Institute, 61-139 Poznań, PolandFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, PolandFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Poznan University of Technology, 60-965 Poznań, PolandThis article presents the results of tests conducted as part of a research project with the primary objective of developing new copper alloys with limited lead content. The new group of materials were created in a production plant. As part of tests, a group of 22 alloys were selected for testing in castability, structural characteristics and hardness. Based on the test results obtained, the group of alloys under study was narrowed down to nine. The mechanical properties of these alloys were determined in static tensile tests as well as in uniaxial upsetting tests at elevated temperature, on the basis of which the group of alloys under investigation was further narrowed to three. Further studies involved technological verification of the application of these alloys under industrial conditions. These alloys were subject to numerical forging analyses, along with forging tests, under semi-industrial conditions, where the degree of filling of a die impression at a specific temperature was measured using an optic scanner. The quality of production of the obtained forgings was evaluated macroscopically with simultaneous observations of the microstructure.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/21/6301lead-free copper alloysflashless forgingprecise forginglead
spellingShingle Michał Chruściński
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New Copper Alloys Used to Make Products Intended for Contact with Drinking Water
Materials
lead-free copper alloys
flashless forging
precise forging
lead
title New Copper Alloys Used to Make Products Intended for Contact with Drinking Water
title_full New Copper Alloys Used to Make Products Intended for Contact with Drinking Water
title_fullStr New Copper Alloys Used to Make Products Intended for Contact with Drinking Water
title_full_unstemmed New Copper Alloys Used to Make Products Intended for Contact with Drinking Water
title_short New Copper Alloys Used to Make Products Intended for Contact with Drinking Water
title_sort new copper alloys used to make products intended for contact with drinking water
topic lead-free copper alloys
flashless forging
precise forging
lead
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/21/6301
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