Aluminum - Beryllium (AlBeMet^®)

Aluminum - Beryllium (AlBeMet^®)

Materion Brush Beryllium & Composites’ AlBeMet® is an alloy of aluminum and beryllium that provides a set of physical and mechanical properties significantly superior to those of conventional aluminum alloys, specifically in terms of thermal management, dimensional stability and reduced weight.

AlBeMet® Formulations:

• AlBeMet® 140
  • Composed of 40% beryllium by weight, and the balance aluminum
• AlBeMet® 162
  • Composed of 62% beryllium, and the balance aluminum.

AlBeMet® is a powder metallurgical product produced by gas atomization available as rod, bar, tube and sheet.

AlBeMet® has very appealing mechanical properties for many aerospace and commercial applications. It possesses much of the machining workability of aluminum, and also much of the extreme hardness of beryllium. AlBeMet® also provides a cost-effective alternative to pure beryllium.

AlBeMet® Offerings:

• Lower density
• Higher specific stiffness
• High thermal conductivity
• High mechanical isotropy

Because of its excellent stiffness-to-weight ratio, AlBeMet® is used extensively for avionics applications, and structural components in aircrafts and satellites. Contact Materion Brush Beryllium and Composites to learn more about Aluminum-Beryllium AlBeMet®.