Alloy 3 (C17510) TH04 Strip – High Strength, Excellent Conductivity & Stress Resistance
Materion Performance Alloys’ Alloy 3 mill hardened strip provides good strength with high electrical conductivity and good resistance to stress relaxation. It is a drop-in replacement for the obsolete Alloy 10 (C17500) strip material in Automotive, Appliance and DataCom/Telecom market applications.
Properties
General
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Density | 23.0 °C | 8.83 g/cm³ |
Dimension
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Thickness | 0.05 - 3.18 mm |
Width | 1.27 - 452.7 mm |
Mechanical
| Property | Temperature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
Bendability 90°, bw | 23.0 °C | 2 [-] | for strip with 0.25mm and thinner. |
Bendability 90°, gw | 23.0 °C | 1 [-] | for strip with 0.25mm and thinner. |
Elastic modulus | 23.0 °C | 138 GPa | |
Elongation | 23.0 °C | 8 - 20 % | for strip with 0.1mm and thicker. |
Hardness, Vickers | 23.0 °C | 216 - 287 [-] | |
Tensile strength | 23.0 °C | 750 - 940 MPa | |
Yield strength Rp0.2 | 23.0 °C | 650 - 830 MPa |
Thermal
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Coefficient of thermal expansion | 23.0 °C | 1.76E-5 1/K |
Melting point | 1040 °C | |
Thermal conductivity | 23.0 °C | 240 W/(m·K) |
Electrical
| Property | Temperature | Value |
|---|---|---|
Electrical resistivity | 23.0 °C | 2.9E-6 - 3.8E-6 Ω·m |
Specific Electrical conductivity | 45 - 60 % IACS |
Chemical properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Beryllium | 0.2 - 0.6 % |
Copper | Balance |
Nickel | 1.4 - 2.2 % |
Technological properties
| Property | ||
|---|---|---|
| Application areas | Typical applications include high reliability spring contacts for switches and relays. | |
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