Resources

1. Tech Brief - Anti-Friction Behavior Of Select Copper-Based Bearing Alloys

   In a representative test for coefficient of friction, Materion Brush Performance Alloys copper beryllium and ToughMet® family of alloys showed a favorable combination of high strength and low friction.

2. Tech Brief - Brazing Copper Beryllium

   This technical brief describes proper procedures for brazing of copper beryllium, and discusses methods to ensure proper hardness and strength in the resulting bond and in the bulk of the material.

3. Tech Brief- Cavitation Resistance Of Selected Copper Alloys

   Cavitation damage is caused by the repeated nucleation, growth and collapse of bubbles against a metal surface in a liquid.  Materion Brush Performance Alloys ToughMet® and copper beryllium products are highly resistant to cavitation.

4. Tech Brief- Chloride Stress Corrosion Cracking Resistance of High Performance Copper Alloys

   This technical brief discusses the excellent resistance of copper beryllium and ToughMet to the catastrophic failure mode of stress corrosion cracking (SCC).

5. Tech Brief - Cleaning Copper Beryllium

   Tarnish and surface oxides on copper beryllium can interfere with subsequent surface operations such as plating or soldering.  These oxides can be removed by using the techniques described in this paper.

6. Tech Brief - Copper Beryllium Strip Temper Selection

   This technical brief discusses the different alloy sand tempers of copper beryllium strip, and provides guidelines on how to select the proper material for your application.

7. Tech Briefs - EDM (Spark Erosion) of Copper Beryllium

   This technical brief discussed the two types of electrical discharge machining (EMD) used to machine copper beryllium in its age hardened state.

8. Tech Brief - Forging And Extruding Copper Beryllium

   This technical brief explores how elevated temperature forming operations, such as forging and extrusion, allow for efficient large scale shape and dimensional changes in the manufacture of metallic components.

9. Tech Brief - Formability of Strip Products

   Formability refers to the ability of a material to be bent to a required geometry, without cracking or failure. The formability of copper strip is dependent upon a number of variables including alloy, temper, bending direction, strip thickness, width, and method of forming.

10. Tech Brief - A Guide to Galvanic Corrosion

    Galvanic can occur when two or more dissimilar metals contact each other in an electrolytic environment.  This can occur in seawater, chemical processing, or in automotive fasteners and connectors exposed to road salt spray.  It is important to understand the relative position of metals on the galvanic series when they will be coupled near an electrolytic solution.