CuBe2 AT Beryllium Copper Rods ASTM B196 Standard Dia. 18mm Length
2000mm
Product Normal Description:
Product Name: Beryllium copper rods
Grade: CuBe2, ASTM B194
Dia.: 18mm
Length: 2000mm
State: AT(TF00)
Product Brand: CUBERYLLIUM®
International Specifications:
AMS: 4650, AMS 4530, AMS 4651, AMS 4533, AMS 4535, AMS 4534,
ASTM-B-196, QQ-C-530, ASNA 3417, ASNA 6110, NF L-14709
Alloy Description: Copper Beryllium (1.8%)
UK: CuBe2, Alloy 25
EU: (France)Alliage25-CuBe1.9, CuBe2-NFL14721
Copper Beryllium Alloys combine high strength with good electrical
and thermal conductivities. The high strength of copper beryllium
alloys is accomplished by either age hardening or precipitation
hardening. Valued for their non-magnetic and non-sparking
qualities, Copper Beryllium Alloys are available as high-strength
and high conductivity alloys. CUBERYLLIUM® supplies Copper
Beryllium in a range of tempers, and in strip, rod, bar, wire, rod,
tube, and plate form. Beryllium copper alloys are used in a variety
of applications including automotive, industrial, and oil & gas
drilling. CUBERYLLIUM® is your go-to beryllium supplier.
Chemical Composition of CuBe2 AT Beryllium Copper Alloy:
Product Grade: CUBERYLLIUM ®-172(UNS. C17200)
Beryllium(Be): 1.80-2.00%
Cobalt(Co) + Nickel(Ni): 0.20% Min
Cobalt(Co) + Nickel(Ni) + Iron(Fe): 0.60% Max
Lead: 0.02% Max
Copper(Cu): Balance
Note: Copper plus additions equal 99.5% Minimum.
Typical Physical Properties of CuBe2 AT Beryllium Copper Alloy:
| Density (g/cm3): | 8.36 |
| Density before age hardening (g/cm3): | 8.25 |
| Elastic Modulus (kg/mm2 (103)): | 13.4 |
| Thermal Expansion Coefficient (20 °C to 200 °C m/m/°C): | 17 x 10-6 |
| Thermal Conductivity (cal/(cm-s-°C)): | 0.25 |
| Melting Range (°C): | 870-980 |
Mechanical and Electrical Properties of CuBe2 AT Beryllium Copper
Rods:
| Temper(*) | Diameter | Heat Treatment | Tensile Strength ksi | Elongation Percent (Min) | Electrical Conductivity Percent IACS | Hardness Rockwell B or C Scale |
|---|
| A(TB00) | ALL SIZE | / | 400~600 | 30 | 15~19 | B45~85 |
| 1/2H(TB04) | 5~40 | / | 550~700 | 10 | 15~19 | ＞B78 |
H(TD04)
| 5~10 | / | 660~900 | 5 | 15~19 |
＞B88
|
| ＞10~25 | / | 620~860 | 5 | 15~19 |
| ＞25 | / | 590~830 | 5 | 15~19 |
| AT(TF00) | ALL SIZE | 3 hr 320°C | 1100~1380 | 2 | 22~28 | C35~42 |
| HT(TH04) | 5~10 | 2 hr 320°C | 1200~1550 | 1 | 22~28 | C37~45 |
| ＞10~25 | 1150~1520 | 1 | 22~28 | C36~44 |
| ＞25 | 1120~1480 | 1 | 22~28 | C35~44
|
The most important Technology of CUBERYLLIUM ®
A: Heat treatment
Heat treatment is the most important process for this alloy system.
While all copper alloys are hardenable by cold working, beryllium
copper is unique in being hardenable by a simple low temperature
thermal treatment. It involves two basic steps. The first is called
solution annealing and the second, precipitation or age hardening.
B: Solution Annealing
For the typical alloy CuBe1.9 (1.8- 2%) the alloy is heated between
720°C and 860°C. At this point the contained beryllium is
essentially “dissolved” in the copper matrix (alpha phase). By
rapidly quenching to room temperature this solid solution structure
is retained. The material at this stage is very soft and ductile
and can be readily cold worked by drawing, forming rolling, or cold
heading. The solution annealing operation is part of the process at
the mill and is not typically used by the customer. Temperature,
time at temperature, quench rate, grain size, and hardness are all
very critical parameters and are tightly controlled by ohmalloy.
C: Age Hardening
Age hardening significantly enhances the material’s strength. This
reaction is generally carried out at temperatures between 260°C and
540°C depending on alloy and desired characteristics. This cycle
causes the dissolved beryllium to precipitate as a beryllium rich
(gamma) phase in the matrix and at the grain boundaries. It is the
formation of this precipitate which causes the large increase in
material strength. The level of mechanical properties attained is
determined by the temperature and time at temperature. It should be
recognized that beryllium copper has no room temperature aging
characteristics.
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Applications of CuBe2 AT Beryllium Copper Alloy:
CUBERYLLIUM ®-172 is usually used for electrical industry,
fasteners and industrial.
Electrical Industry: electrical switch and relay blades(switch parts, relay parts),
clips, fuse clips, connectors, spring connectors, navigational
indstruments, contact bridges, belleville washers;
Fasteners: washers, lock washers, fasteners, retaining rings, roll pins,
screws, bolts;
Industrial: pump parts, springs, electrochemical, spline shafts, non sparking
safety tools, flexible metal hose, housings for indtruments,
bearings, bushings, valve seats, valve stems, disphragms, springs,
welding equipment, rolling mill parts, valves, bourdon tubes, wear
plates on heavy equipment, bellows.
