Beryllium Copper Wire?

[Th232]

Got a small question, does anyone have any sources for beryllium copper wire, about 0.75-1 mm dia? Catch is, I don't need more than about a foot of it. Ebay didn't help, unfortunately.

 

[saabluster]

Got a small question, does anyone have any sources for beryllium copper wire, about 0.75-1 mm dia? Catch is, I don't need more than about a foot of it. Ebay didn't help, unfortunately.

Smallparts.com has some springs made of it. If you just needed it straight you could unwind it.

 

[precisionworks]

+1 on Small Parts. They have everything :thumbsup:

 

[Th232]

Cool! Going to be placing an order there very soon, thanks for the link!:twothumbs

 

[jeffosborne]

Hey, hey, a question:

what do you do with beryllium copper wire?
Just curious!

Jeff O.

 

[65535]

Be careful doing any sanding/heating/machining. Beryllium copper is very safe, but if the beryllium is airborne it is HIGHLY toxic. Use caution.

 

[kromeke]

Hey, hey, a question:

what do you do with beryllium copper wire?
Just curious!

Jeff O.

It is a perfect spring material for a lot of applications.

 

[Th232]

Planning to make some springs out of it. A non-standard size, much to my annoyance.

Thanks for the reminder on machining it, I hopefully won't have to machine it at all.