Beryllium is a steel-gray metal with unique physical
and mechanical properties, it combines small atomic weight;
small value of effective neutron-capture cross-section and
effective scattering cross-section used in the nuclear industry;
good X-ray permeability and high melting point which are important
for windows in X-ray tubes.
One of the major beryllium properties is its ability
to age in alloys, which allows production of materials with
very high physical characteristics – hardness, strength, magnetic
and other properties. As the result of ageing the hardness
of copper beryllium alloy increases by 5-6 times. The majority
of produced beryllium is in the form of alloys mainly on the
copper base.
Beryllium and its compounds and alloys are used where
their high physical and mechanical properties are irreplaceable
- automotive electronics; telecommunications, particularly
mobile phones; audio systems; computers; aerospace and defense
industries.
The Be materials Dlrow deals with:
Beryllium metal ingots, Chemical analysis (% Max)
| Be |
Fe |
Mn |
Si |
Cu |
C |
Al |
Mg |
Ni |
Cr |
O |
| 99.0 min |
0.25 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
0.10 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.30 |
Beryllium powder, Chemical analysis (% Max)
| Be |
Fe |
Mn |
Si |
Cu |
C |
Al |
Mg |
Ni |
Cr |
O |
| 98.0 min |
0.30 |
0.02 |
0.04 |
0.015 |
0.15 |
0.04 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.08 |
1.40 |
Copper Beryllium master alloy 4%, Chemical analysis
(% Max)
| Be |
Fe |
Mg |
Al |
Pb |
Cu |
| 3.5-4.5 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.05 |
0.003 |
Balance |
