Description:
Beryllium bronze is a copper alloy containing 0.5-3% beryllium and a small amount of nickel, chromium, titanium and other elements. Under complete heat treatment and cold working conditions, copper-beryllium is the hardest and strongest among all copper alloys (UTS up to 1250~1500MPa). It combines high-strength, non-magnetic and non-sparking characteristics. It is like many high-strength alloy plates of steel in mechanical properties. But compared with steel, it has better corrosion resistance (like pure copper).
Worldwide equivalents of grade Beryllium bronze:
China | Inter | EU | Germany | England | France | Russia | Japan | USA | |
Standard | GB | ISO | EN | DIN | BS | NF | GOCT | JRS | ASTM |
Grade | QBe2 | CuBe2 | CuBe2 | CuBe2 | CB101 | CuBe1.9 | C1720 | C17200 | |
QBe1.9 | CuBe2 | CuBe2 | CuBe2 | CB101 | CuBe1.9 | – | – | ||
QBe1.9-0.1 | CuBe2 | CuBe2 | CuBe2 | CB101 | CuBe1.9 | C1720 | C17200 | ||
QBe1.7 | CuBe1.7 | CuBe1.7 | CuBe21.7 | CB101 | CuBe1.7 | C1700 | |||
QBe0.6-2.5 | CuCo2Be | CuCo2Be | CuCo2Be | – | – | C17500 | |||
QBe0.4-1.8 | CuNi2Be | CuNi2Be | CuNi2Be | – | – | C17510 | |||
QBe0.3-1.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Chemical Composition of Beryllium bronze:
Grade | AI | Be | Si | Ni | Fe | Pb | Ti | Co | other | Cu |
QBe2 | 0.15% | 1.8-2.1% | 0.15% | 0.2-0.5% | 0.15% | 0.005% | – | – | % | Balance |
QBe1.9 | 0.15% | 1.85-2.1% | 0.15% | 0.2-0.4% | 0.15% | 0.005% | 0.1-0.25% | – | % | Balance |
QBe1.9-0.1 | 0.15% | 1.85-2.1% | 0.15% | 0.2-0.4% | 0.15% | 0.005% | 0.1-0.25% | – | Mg0.07-0.1% | Balance |
QBe1.7 | 0.15% | 1.6-1.85% | 0.15% | 0.2-0.4% | 0.15% | 0.005% | 0.1-0.25% | – | % | Balance |
QBe0.6-2.5 | 0.2% | 0.4-0.7% | 0.2% | – | 0.1% | – | – | 2.4-2.7% | % | Balance |
QBe0.4-1.8 | 0.2% | 0.2-0.6% | 0.2% | 1.4-2.2% | 0.1% | – | – | 0.3% | % | Balance |
QBe0.3-1.5 | 0.2% | 0.25-0.5% | 0.2% | – | 0.1% | – | – | 1.4-1.7% | Ag0.9-1.1% | Balance |