Talk:Beryllium copper

Electrical Conductivity
The conductivity of this alloy compared to pure copper needs to be covered in the article. I am not a specialist in this area. I do know that it has to be less.Trojancowboy (talk) 03:04, 12 January 2010 (UTC)

Suggest merge
Suggest merge from Beryllium copper wire since that is just one shape the alloys can be made into, and the chemistry and properties of the several alloys are already part of this article. --Wtshymanski (talk) 14:25, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Merged, duplicated text describing alloys removed. --Wtshymanski (talk) 05:19, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Uses: wire
This article mentiones in the Uses section that BeCu is used to make wire, but it doesn't really indicate why BeCu is useful for wire, or how the wires themselves tend to be used. In the other bits under the Uses section it elaborates a little; BeCu instruments have these special tone and timbre properties, golf clubs give this feel, tools take advantage of its non-sparking and so on. It would be improve the article to have someone knowledgeable or someone in possession of an appropriate source include particular reasons why BeCu might be used for wire.

I notice that this article and the Beryllium copper wire article have been merged in the past, the information I'm mentioning might have gotten lost in the merge. Kierkkadon (talk) 15:37, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Switch contacts?
It's been my understanding that a major use is in electronic switches as it makes soft copper into a highly springy material. Snap-action switches, relays, and electronic contacts use this -is my understanding. EMI gaskets also use this. But I'd need confirmation from a manufacturer. 108.213.76.24 (talk) 21:08, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Not added contacts as such (those are usually a precious metal on a steel leaf), but it is used for springs where the conductive leaf itself needs to be both springy and to form the contact dot, as there's no space to make it from multiple pieces. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:23, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Promotional?
Excellent? Exceptional? This article needs to be reworded to conform with encyclopedic language. Grammar's Li'l Helper Talk 16:28, 24 June 2016 (UTC)


 * This article is not promotional. It would be if there was a company or similar, but since this is a type of material then this statement is not relevant. Ldm1954 (talk) 17:41, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

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Not an advert
I do not know why the main article was labelled as an advert. BeCu is a type of alloy, it is not a company or similar. None of the references pointed to companies that provide the material (of which there are many), or attempt to sell. Hence I have removed that comment as inappropriate. Ldm1954 (talk) 17:47, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

History
There are possible references to BeCu going back to 1915 or so. Would be nice to get some of the history into the article. 2600:1700:6AE5:2510:0:0:0:24 (talk) 23:14, 31 January 2024 (UTC)