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Product Details, Specifications, and Technical Information

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Beryllium Copper Round Bar 173 offers strength comparable to alloy steel, excellent corrosion resistance, fatigue resistance, high workability, and machinability. 173 is also known as free machining beryllium because it maintains the strength of other beryllium coppers but is easier to machine. It is typically used for springs, flexible metal hose, washers, retaining rings, bushings, valves, firing pins, navigational equipment, and non-sparking safety tools.
This bar comes in a hard temper and unpolished mill finish.

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Dimension Name Specification
Diameter 1
Max Length 144
Alloy 173
Production Method Hard Drawn
MTR Availability Yes
Material Beryllium Copper
Shape Bar-Round
Custom Cut Warehouse 1
Material Specifications

This material meets the following specs: ASTM -B196

Weight/Lineal Foot
2.81 pounds
Please note that this data is to be used ONLY FOR REFERENCE, NOT FOR DESIGN, and by using it,you agree that any decisions you make regarding materials for your project are at your own discretion.
Mechanical Properties
Property Value
Brinell Hardness 3000 kg load 176 - 258
Rockwell Hardness B Scale 88 - 103
Density g/cm^3 8
Elongation Typical % 10 - 20
Melting Point °F 1590 - 1800
Modulus of Elasticity KSI x 10^3 18 - 18
Specific Heat BTU/lb-°F (32-212F) 1
Thermal Conductivity BTU-in/hr-ft^2-°F 729 - 902
Tensile Strength KSI 84 - 131
Shear Strength KSI 64
Yield Strength KSI 74 - 105
Chemistry Information: 173 Beryllium Copper
Element Percentage
Cu 95.5 - 97.8
Ni 0.2 - 0.6
Be 1.8 - 2
Fe 0 - 0.4
Pb 0.2 - 0.6
Si 0 - 0.2
Al 0 - 0.2
Residual 0.5
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