Brush Wellman Enhances Machining Alloy Rod M25.CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 1999-- Brush Wellman Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BW) has released a new version of its free machining Free machining is a manufacturing process utilizing steel, which has specially been designed to increase the machinability of a material during machining. What is machinability? Machinability is a property of a material that is usually defined by four factors. copper beryllium beryllium (bərĭl`ēəm) [from beryl ], metallic chemical element; symbol Be; at. no. 4; at. wt. 9.01218; m.p. about 1,278°C;; b.p. 2,970°C; (estimated); sp. gr. 1.85 at 20°C;; valence +2. rod, Alloy M25 (C17300), that boosts tool life by up to 100 percent in screw machining applications. This latest version will mean greater productivity for automatic screw machining operations resulting in lower total manufacturing costs. Because of advances in technology and process innovation, the new version of Alloy M25 exhibits increased machinability without sacrificing the same high strength and performance currently found in the traditional M25 product. In addition, the material meets the current ASTM ASTM abbr. American Society for Testing and Materials specification so no design requalification is required. M25 is a leaded copper alloy containing beryllium, cobalt, and nickel. It has been designed to machine readily at feeds and speeds applicable for other leaded copper alloys Copper alloys are alloys with Copper as their principial component. They have high resistance to corrosion. Due to its high electric conductivity, pure electrolytic copper is used mostly for making of electrical cables. . The enhancements to Alloy M25 make it particularly suitable for machining fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. processes because it is easily turned and drilled, has high strength and hardness, and maintains excellent stress relaxation resistance. Alloy M25 is typically machined in the softer, as-drawn condition, then precipitation age hardened to peak strength properties, offering flexibility in manufacture. It is also easily plated depending upon application requirements. Brush Wellman Inc., headquartered in Cleveland, is a manufacturer of engineered materials. The company and its subsidiaries supply worldwide markets with Beryllium Products, Alloy Products, Ceramic Products, Precious Metal Products and Engineered Material Systems. |
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