Resources

1. Aerospace Materials from Brush Performance Alloys

   Materion Brush Performance Alloys produces a number of copper beryllium, copper nickel tin, and aluminum bronze materials for use in aerospace applications, certified to various AMS, AIMS, ASNA, ABS, BMS, and MTL specifications.

2. Contact Springs in Two-Piece Connectors

   Connector designers frequently choose Brush Performance Alloys’ high performance copper alloys for the spring contact beams in two-piece power connectors. These copper beryllium alloys provide both design flexibility and a cost effective solution to today’s increased performance and reliability requirements. Harsh environments, severe service and demanding applications all drive the use of high performance alloys in contact springs.

3. Case Study - ToughMet and Copper Beryllium Aerospace Materials

   For more than 30 years, Materion Brush Performance Alloys has designed, invented and commercialized alloys that have advanced the aerospace industry. Our aerospace alloys, including Alloy 25 and the increasingly popular ToughMet® are now widely used on all models and vintages of aircraft, enabling optimization of aircraft design, increased reliability and improved performance.