Copper and nickel are in their solid and liquid phase completely soluble in each other <xr id="fig:Phase_diagram_of_copper-nickel_for_the_range_of_0-50_wt_nickel"/> (Fig. 5.21). Because of their very low electrical conductivity they are mainly used as resistance alloys <xr id="fig:Electrical_conductivity_of_copper-nickel_alloys_as_a_function_of_nickel_content"/> (Fig. 5.22). The work hardening and softening behavior of CuNi alloys and CuNi9Sn2 are shown in [[#figures6|(Figs. 3 – 7)]] (Figs. 5.23 – 5.27). Coppernickel alloys exhibit high corrosion resistance, good weldabilty, and the suitability for cladding to other materials. Because of these and their other properties <xr id="tab:Physical Properties of Selected Copper-Nickel AlloysPhysical_ Properties_of_Selected_Copper_Nickel_Alloys"/> (Tab. 5.15) and <xr id="tab:Mechanical Properties of Selected Copper-Nickel AlloysMechanical_Properties_of_Selected_Copper_Nickel_Alloys"/> (Tab. 5.16) they are, with and without additives of iron or manganese, widely used as good weldable backing layers on weld buttons and weld profiles (weld tapes).

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