Name: Copper Nickel Flanges
Brand: Metalica Forging Inc
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (17 reviews)

Question 1

What is copper-nickel used for?

Accepted Answer

Copper-nickel alloys are also used for hydraulic tubing, including brake tubing. Seawater cooling and firewater systems, heat exchangers, condensers and piping, platform riser and leg sheathing, boat hulls, oil coolers, hydraulic tubing, antimicrobial touch surfaces. Forgings, cast seawater pumps and valve components.

Question 2

Which is costly nickel or copper?

Accepted Answer

Copper is much more expensive than iron, more than 30 times, but nickel is even more expensive, roughly three times more expensive than copper. There are three main factors to determine the price of a metal: 1) Abundancy, 2) How expensive it is to extract the metal, 3) How much the industry is willing to pay.

Question 3

Why is nickel copper?

Accepted Answer

Copper-nickel (also known as cupronickel) alloys are widely used for marine applications due to their excellent resistance to seawater corrosion, low macrofouling rates, and good fabricability. They have provided reliable service for decades while offering effective solutions to today's technological challenges.