Copper Nickel Tube
Copper Nickel Tube available to the widest size range of outside diameter, length and wall thickness.
Seamless Copper Nickel pipes (CU NI) available in an Outside Diameters between 0.5mm to 330mm.
Welded Copper Nickel pipes available in an Outside Diameter range of 100 mm 2m and manufactured upto lengths of 15m ! Welded tubing is offered with single continuous weld lines.
North Steel Co. maintain a large stock program of cupronickel billets and tube billets to enable rapid production of tubes to fast delivery times.
Custom Cu Ni composition and tolerance levels are available subject to minimum orders with further information available from the customer service team.
Copper Nickel Tube Production Capability
The following list gives details of our production capability. For custom and specialist tubes contact our sales team for further information.
- Cu-Ni Tube Standards: ASTM B111
- Cu-Ni Tube Type: Welded Tube / Seamless Tube
- Cu-Ni Material: Cu-Ni 90/10, Cu-Ni 70/30
- Cu-Ni Seamless Tube Dimensions:
- Outer Diameter Range: 5 – 330 mm
- Wall Height Range: 0.4 – 10 mm
- Length Range: < 15000 mm
- Cu-Ni Welded Tube Dimensions:
- Outer Diameter Range: 100 – 5,000 mm
- Wall Height Range: 0.4 – 100 mm
- Length Range: < 15000 mm
- We also follow the National Pipe Standards and hold a large stock to meet immediate demand.
- Monthly Output: 2,000 tonnes
- Rating: 4.6 / 5 based on 8 customer reviews
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Copper Nickel Standards and Composition
| Trade Name | UNS | Copper Nickel Industry Specifications | Chemical Composition | Min.Tensile (KSI) | Min.Yield (KSI) | Elongation % |
| CuNi 90/10 | UNS C70600 UNS C70620 | ASME SB111, SB171, SB359, SB395, SB466, SB467, SB543 ASTM B111, B122, B151, B171, B359, B395, B432, B466, B467, B543, B608 DIN 2.0872 MIL C-15726, T-15005, T-16420, T-22214 SAE J461, J463 | Cu 88.6 min Pb .05 max* Fe 1.8 max Zn 1 max* Ni 9-11 max Mn 1.0 max | 38 | 15 | 30 |
| CuNi 90/10 | UNS C7060X | EEMUA 144 90/10, 145 90/10, 14 90/1 | Cu rem. Pb .01 max Fe 1.5-2.0 Zn 0.2 max P 0.2 max S 0.2 max Ni 10-11 Mn 0.5-1.0 | 40 | 15 | 30 |
| CuNi 70/30 | UNS C71500 UNS C71520 | ASME SB111, SB171, SB359, SB395, SB466, SB467, SB543 ASTM B111, B122, B151, B171, B359, B395, B432, B467, B543, B552, B608, F467, F468 DIN 2.0882 MIL C-15726, T-15005, T-16420, T-22214 SAE J461, J463 | Cu rem (65.0 min) Pb .05 max* Fe 0.4-1.0 Zn 1 max* Ni 29-33 Mn 1 max | 52 | 18 | 45 |
| CuNi 70/30 | UNS C71640 | ASTM B111, B543, B552 | Cu rem Pb .05 max* Fe 1.7-2.3 Zn 1 max* Ni 29-32 Mn 1.5-2.5 | 63 | 25 | — |
North Steel CuNi
Copper nickel tube tube production in large volumes and to short lead times requires great engineering excellence and one in which we excel. Such is our passion and dedication for cutting edge technology and engineering for cu-ni pipe manufacture we have won several regional and national awards in China for the production and supply of copper nickel piping. We understand the great need to evolve our copper nickel pipe production processes and our techniques and we continually look to invest in the most state of the art copper nickel tube equipment and machinery along with the extensive training that all of our engineering and technical personnel undergo.
You can find our copper nickel tubes at work in a whole variety of industries and applications from the core tubing in heat exchangers, frames in aerospace airframes, implants and medical equipment and in bicycle frames. We have worked hard over the years to build a reputation as one of the leading suppliers and manufacturers of Cu-Ni pipe and tube. To find out more on how we can support you copper nickel tube supply contact us today !
We are extremely proud of our tube production capabilities and have invested heavily in the future as we believe cu-ni tubing will play a key part in developing technologies. This along with our commitment to service excellence we believe is the reason why our customers keep choosing us for their tubing and piping requirements.Our large annual production volume of cupronickel tube allows us to maintain a large stock program inventory. We can meet customer requirements and expectations with rapid production of tubes and fast delivery times.
Copper Nickel Tube Applications
Cu-Ni alloys are alloys of copper (base metal with the largest individual content) and nickel with or without other elements, whereby the zinc content may not be more than 1%. When other elements are present, nickel has the largest individual content after copper, compared with each other element. As with other copper alloys, it is necessary to distinguish between wrought alloys, which are processed to semi-finished products, and cast alloys, from which castings are produced by various casting processes. The Cu-Ni alloys with additions of manganese are important in electrical engineering. Additions of iron significantly improve the resistance of Cu-Ni alloys to erosion corrosion in flowing seawater and other aggressive waters.
Copper Nickel Applications
- Desalination
- Seawater Piping Systems
- Copper Nickel Corrosion Resistance
Copper alloys have very good resistance to seawater, brine water, organic compounds, salts, diluted non-oxidizing acids, and more. CuNi 90/10 (C70600 & C7060X) is a Copper Nickel Iron alloy with a small content of manganese which allows excellent resistance to sea- and brakish water. Of all commercial coper alloys, CuNi 70/30 (C71500) offers the best resistance to aqueous corrosion. It is resistant to acid solutions and highly resistant to stress corrosion cracking, and impingement corrosion. In addition, CuNi70/30 offers a greater strength for higher pressures.
Cupronickel (copper nickel) is an alloy of copper, nickel and strengthening elements such as iron and manganese. Cupronickel exhibits superior corrosion resistance in seawater. Because of this, it is used for marine hardware, piping systems and sometimes for the propellers, crankshafts and hulls of premium tugboats, fishing boats and other working boats.
The cupronickel alloy technology has been known by the Chinese since the third century BC under the name white copper and was used in corrosive environments. It is still used extensively in modern boat building. Cupronickel is uniquely qualified as an ideal candidate for piping systems in the ship-building industry due to its alloy properties, including low general corrosion rates in seawater, resistance to stress corrosion cracking due to ammonia in seawater, high resistance to crevice corrosion and stress corrosion due to chlorides, good pitting resistance, ready weldability, ease of fabrication and inherent resistance to biofouling. In some cases, cupronickel seawater piping systems can last a ship’s lifetime.
Copper Nickel Heat Resistance
The hot strength of copper increases with only a small addition of nickel. By adding iron, mechanical properties are improved, not only at room temperature, but also at elevated temperatures. 10% Ni. CuNi10Fe1Mn, for example, can be used in pressure vessel construction up to 300°C, CuNi30Mn1Fe up to 350°C. Above these limit temperatures, strength drops markedly, particularly the creep strength and creep strain limit.
Copper Nickel Heat Treatment
In general, heat treatments are only used with Cu-Ni alloys for soft annealing and stress relieving. Temperatures for recrystallisation annealing can vary over wide limits between about 620 and 900°C, depending on degree of cold work, nickel content and additional constituents. High temperatures are associated with short annealing times (continuous annealing) and low temperatures with long annealing times (static annealing). Stress-relief annealing is carried out at 280 to 500°C. It is advisable to anneal excluding air or in a slightly reducing atmosphere, to avoid the pickling that is required with air-containing annealing atmospheres.
| Standards | Applicable Standard Numbers | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composition | Plate | Sheet | Strip | Tube | Rod | Wire | Forgings | Castings | |
| ASTM | 122 171 | 122 | 122 | 111 359 395 466 467 469§ 552 543 608 | 122 151 | 369 505‡ | |||
| EN | 1652 1653 | 1652 1653 | 12451 12449 | 12163 | 12420 | 1982 | |||
| ISO | 429 | 1634 | 1634 | 1634 | 1635, 16362 | 1637 1639 | 1638 | 1640 | |
| ‡ 70-30 alloy only § 90-10 alloy only | |||||||||
| UNS Number | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cu | Pb | Fe | Zn | Ni (incl Co) | Mn | Other | |
| C70600 | Rem | 0.05* | 1.0-1.8 | 1.0* | 9.0-11.0 | 1.0 | * |
| C71500 | Rem | 0.05* | 0.4-1.0 | 1.0* | 29.0-33.0 | 1.0 | * |
| C71640 | Rem | 0.01 | 1.7-2.3 | – | 29.0-32.0 | 1.5-2.5 | 0.03S 0.06C |
| *Special limits apply when the product is to be welded and is so specified by the purchaser: 0.5% Zn, 0.02%P, 0.02%Pb, 0.02%S and 0.05%C | |||||||
| Units | 90-10 | 70-30 | 66-30-2-2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Density | kg/dm3 | 8.90 | 8.95 | 8.86 |
| Melting Range | °C | 1100-1145 | 1170-1240 | |
| Specific Heat | J/kg °K | 377 | 377 | 377 |
| Thermal Conductivity | W/m°K | 50 | 29 | 25 |
| Coeff. of Linear Expansion 10-300°C | 10-6/°K | 17 | 16 | 15.5 |
| Electrical Resistivity | microhm. cm | 19 | 34 | 50 |
| Modulus of Elasticity | GPa | 135 | 152 | 156 |
| Modulus of Rigidity | GPa | 50 | 56 |