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Resources
Standards & Specifications
- CDA UNS Standard Designation for Wrought and Cast Copper and Copper Alloys
Introduction to Unified Numbering System, Chemical Symbols and Standard Chemical Composition Limits. - ASTM Standard Designations for Wrought and Cast Copper and Copper Alloys
Composition of UNS alloys. - International Alloy Systems for Copper
A cross index of the various alloy systems used worldwide for copper and copper alloys. Courtesy of the DKI (Deutsches Kupferinstitut). - Comparisons of National Standards
Standard Compositions for ASTM, DIN, EN, BS. - Cross Specification Index
A cross index of the principal specification systems used in the United States for wrought and cast copper alloys in their numerous product forms. - European Numbering System for Non-Ferrous Metals
Article provided by the British Copper Development Association. - Inactive Alloys
- Submit New Wrought and Cast Alloys - Registration Request Form
Useful Resources
CDA offers a wide array of useful resources for the professional users of copper. This includes Technical Specifications databases that enable you to search for alloys that match specific needs or applications, Standards databases that help you to identify the properties of specified alloys, an extensive library of technical briefs collected and made available free of charge through the Technical Reference Library database.
If you are in the market for some copper, brass, bronze, or some other alloy for a project, we offer the Suppliers databases, listing several hundred suppliers of all types of alloys, shapes, forms and quantities.
CDA also offers a large collection of printed and web Publications that are available at nominal or no cost. These include technical papers on electrical, plumbing, architectural and industrial applications, as well as more general and technical publications such as product datasheets.