Download this document.
AlBeMet162 Material Properties View damping video  download quicktime player
AlBeMet162 is a metal matrix composite of 62% beryllium and the balance aluminum.
Mechanical
  HIP'd Extruded Rolled
      Longitudinal Transverse    
Specification Minimums
  ksi MPa ksi MPa ksi MPa ksi MPa
Ultimate Tensile Strength 38 262 55 379 50 345 56 386
Yield Strength 28 193 40 276 40 276 40 276
Elongation 2% 2% 7% 7% 2% 2% 5% 5%

 
Typical Values
  ksi MPa ksi MPa ksi MPa ksi MPa
Young's Modulus 28,500 196,500 29,300 202,000 28,900 199,000 28,000 193,000
Ultimate Tensile Strength 44.3 305 65.5 452 56.2 387 62.1 428
Yield Strength 32.9 226 47.0 324 45.7 315 45.6 314
Elongation 4.7% 4.7% 11% 11% 5.1% 5.1% 8.7% 8.7%

 
 
Physical
Room Temperature (all vary with temperature)
Density 2.1 g/cm3 0.076 lb./in3  
Electrical Conductivity 49% IACS (ASTM B193)  
Thermal Conductivity 212 W / moC  
Poisson' s Ratio 0.17  
CTE, Coefficient of Thermal Expansion 13.9 ppm/oC 7.7 ppm/oF  
Specific Heat 1506 J/Kg oC 0.36 BTU/lb oF  
Melting Point 1082 oC 1980 oF  
Al/Be Eutectic 643 oC 119 oF  
Damping Capacity Q-1@25oC and 500 HZ 1.5x 10-3  
 
 
Additional Properties
  HIP'd Extruded Rolled
      Longitudinal Transverse    
  ksi MPa ksi MPa ksi MPa ksi MPa
Fatigue
Axial Fatigue, Endurance Limit of 107 ITAR ITAR NA NA NA NA 30 207
Crack Growth Rate A/dn See Chart See Chart See Chart NA NA NA NA NA
Rotating Beam for 107 Endurance Limit Typical 20 138 30 209 25 175 NA NA
Fracture Toughness K1c ksi ( in1/2 ) & MPa ( m1/2 ) 14.4 13.1 21 19 10 9 50 46
Damping Contact BWI for More Information See Extruded See Charts See Extruded
Microyield (PEL) (Precision Elastic Limit) 3.8 26.6 5.3 36 4.8 33 NA NA
Hardness 68 HRb 68 HRb
Creep See Creep Chart See Creep Chart See Creep Chart NA

 
 
Chemical Composition
  Min. Max.  
Beryllium 60% 64%  
Aluminum Balance 1.0%  
Oxygen --- 1.0%  
Carbon --- 0.1%  
Other metallics, each --- 0.2%  
 
Fabrication Notes
Minimum Bend Radius For thicknesses under 0.100" 5T. For thicknesses over 0.100" 10T
Coatings ...
Heat Treating AlBeMet162 can be stress relieved at 925oF for 2 hours and furnace cooled. There is no temperature-dependent strengthening mechanism
| Home | Contact Us | Alloy Products| Ceramics Products| Elmore Facility| Brush Engineered Materials|
Brush Wellman Inc. Beryllium Products   Brush Wellman Inc. Electrofusion Products
Ph: (419) 862-4127 or (419) 862-4171 Fax: (419) 862-4174   Ph: (510) 623-1500 Fax: (510) 623-7600