BrushForm® 96 TD08 Strip – High-Performance Heat-Treatable Copper-Nickel-Tin Alloy for Electronics

Materion Brush Performance Alloys’ BrushForm® 96 Strip is a high-performance, heat treatable spinodal copper nickel tin alloy designed to provide optimal formability and strength characteristics in conductive spring applications such as electronic connectors, switches, and sensors. It is available in both pre-heat treated (mill hardened) and heat treatable (age hardenable) forms.

Properties

General

Property	Temperature	Value
Density	23.0 °C	8.91 g/cm³

Dimension

Property	Value	Comment
Thickness	0.04 - 0.5 mm	gauge

Mechanical

Property	Temperature	Value
Elastic modulus	23.0 °C	124 GPa
Poisson's ratio	23.0 °C	0.3 [-]
Tensile strength	23.0 °C	758 MPa
Yield strength Rp0.2	23.0 °C	634 MPa

Thermal

Property	Temperature	Value
Coefficient of thermal expansion	23.0 °C	1.62E-5 1/K

Electrical

Property	Temperature	Value
Electrical conductivity	23.0 °C	5.80E+6 S/m
Specific Electrical conductivity		10 % IACS

Magnetic

Property	Temperature	Value	Comment
Relative magnetic permeability	23.0 °C	1.01 [-]	max.

Chemical properties

Property	Value
Copper	Balance
Nickel	8.5 - 9.5 %
Tin	5.5 - 6.5 %

Technological properties

Property
Application areas	Electronic connectors, Switches & Sensors

DIN 17441 X6CrTi12 Soft Annealed Steel – High Temperature Resistance & Corrosion Protection for Automotive Exhaust Systems Quard 550: High‑Performance Martensitic Abrasion‑Resistant Steel