- Beryllium (Be)
is a mineral extracted from the ground mainly in an oxide state.
A bivalent element, berylliumis a steel grey metal that can be
mostly found in the minerals, the most important of which are
beryl(Be3Al2Si6O18), also called emerald and aquamarine
according to its color, and chrysoberyl (Al2BeO4). Pure
beryllium is obtained by reduction of beryl or byelectrolysis of
beryllium chloride.
- Beryllium is
lighter than aluminium but is greater than 40% more rigid than
steel.
- In structural
applications, high flexural rigidity, thermal stability, thermal
conductivity and low density (1.85 times that of water) make
beryllium a sought-after aerospace material for high-speed
aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and communication satellites.
- All copper
beryllium alloys are manufactured by first making a master alloy
containing 3.5%–10% beryllium in a copper matrix, to which other
alloying elements are added and additional copper is added to
make up the required alloy composition.
- The copper
beryllium alloys are produced from amaster alloy of copper and
beryllium, containing
approximately 4 % of beryllium.
The manufacturingprocess is as follows:
1) Chemical treatment of the ore (beryl), a double
aluminium beryllium silicate, to produce a beryllium
oxide.
2) Reduction of the beryllium oxide with carbon by calcining in
an electric arc furnace in the presence of copper
- Beryllium is
most often found in the minerals beryl and bertrandite. It is
found in the Earth's crust and mostly in igneous (volcanic)
rocks. Most of the world's beryllium is mined and extracted in
the United States and Russia with the state of Utah supplying
nearly two-thirds of the world's beryllium production.
- The metal
beryllium is mined by its extraction from the beryl ores. ...
The mining of raw minerals such as bertrandite ore and beryl ore
from the Earth's crust and volcanic rocks is required. Apart
from beryl, beryllium is found in the mineral bertrandite, has
become a major ore of the metal in the recent years.
- Based on
value-added sales revenues, approximately 22% of beryllium
products were used in industrial components, 21% in consumer
electronics, 16% in automotive electronics, 9% in defense
applications, 8% in telecommunications infrastructure, 7% in
energy applications, 1% in medical applications,and 16% in other
applications
- Copper alloys
containing nickel and silicon, tin, titanium, or other alloying
elements or phosphor bronze alloys (copper-tin-phosphorus) may
be substituted for beryllium-copper alloys, but these
substitutions can result in substantially reduced performance
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About Beryllium Copper
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about Beryllium Copper
- Physics
and chemistry of beryllium
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Mineral processing in the
Indian nuclear energy programme
Beryllium Copper Industry
- Rare Metals
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Strategic Materials - India
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Beryllium Compounds
- Guide: Beryllium Copper
Processing
- Beryllium Technology
- The
process - brief
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Production of Beryllium
- Beryl ore for industrial beryllium compound production
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Beryllium Copper processing
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Beryllium Copper Extraction
- Electrolytic Extraction of Beryllium-oxide
from Beryl
- Fluoride Process
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Pilot plant for Beryllium
Oxide production
Project
Consultancy
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List of Consultancy organizations
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Contacts/ technology Company
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Consultancy -
controlling occupational exposure to Beryllium
Technology
- Beryllium Technology products
- Beryllium Copper Alloys - Technical Guide
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Beryllium Powder processing
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Brazing Copper Beryllium
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Cleaning Copper
Beryllium
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Heatreatment
- Rod and
Plate
- Patents
Company
Information
- Major player
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Beryllium Oxide producer
- Company & Products
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Company product Catalogue
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Raw Beryllium Oxide
Powder
- Copper-beryllium alloys such as strips,
plates, rods, wires, plates and ingots.
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Products manufacturer
- Manufacturer - USA
- Distributor - India
Market scenario & Applications
- Beryllium :: A Critical Mineral Commodity—Resources, Production,
and Supply Chain
- Beryllium Mineral Data
- Production data - USA
- Industry Status - USA
- Dumping into USA
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Beryllium Copper Market
growing
- Environment Issues
- Alloying & applications
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Alternatives to Beryllium
Copper
- Beryllium
free copper
- Applications
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