Beryllium Sheet Metal

20c 10c 70c 165c 275c and more beryllium copper also known as beryllium bronze or spring copper is a copper alloy with 0 5 3 beryllium and sometimes other elements.

Beryllium sheet metal.

Beryllium oxide called beryllia is known for its high heat capacity and is an important component of certain sensitive electronic equipment. Beryllium copper combines high strength with non magnetic and non sparking qualities. C17510 beryllium cda uns c 17510 c17510 beryllium copper is specifically recommended for projection welding dies flash and butt welding dies current carrying shafts and bushings. Beryllium is a steel gray and hard metal that is brittle at room temperature and has a close packed hexagonal crystal structure.

Commonly stocked beryllium copper mead metals carries alloy 172 beryllium copper in annealed quarter hard and half hard tempers from 0 003 to 0 060. The modulus of elasticity of beryllium is approximately 50 greater than that of steel. 17410 17460 and 17510 are also obtainable. The commercial grades of beryllium copper contain 0 4 to 2 0 percent beryllium.

Request a quick quote for more details. It is a soft metal that is both strong and brittle its low density and high thermal conductivity make it useful for aerospace and military applications. As a pure metal as beryllium oxide and most commonly as an alloy with copper aluminum magnesium or nickel. One of the highest strength copper based alloys available on the market today is beryllium copper also known as spring copper or beryllium bronze.

It has exceptional stiffness young s modulus 287 gpa and a melting point of 1287 c. Beryllium is used industrially in three forms. 4 beryllium copper beryllium copper alloys. Iarc lists beryllium as a known human carcinogen group 1 and notes that the work environment of workers involved in refining machining and producing beryllium metal was associated with an increased risk of lung cancer the greater excess was in workers hired before 1950 when exposures to beryllium in the work place.

Beryllium copper featuring beryllium copper alloys in a variety of forms. Beryllium was discovered by louis nicolas vauquelin in 1797 and first isolated by friedrich wöhler and antoine bussy in 1828. Class 3 castings are recommended for welder components that carry current and are under heavy load including heavy duty offset electrode holders. Full hard and mill hardened tempers are stocked on a limited basis.

It is also frequently used in x ray equipment and particle physics. In its elemental form beryllium has a gray metallic appearance. The small ratio of beryllium to copper creates a family of high copper alloys with strength as high as alloy steel.