Al Be Met
AlBeMet is the trade name of the Materion Brush Beryllium & Composites (formerly known as Brush Wellman) company for a beryllium and aluminium composite material derived by a powder metallurgy process. AlBeMet is formed by hot consolidating gas atomized prealloyed powder. Each powder particle contains aluminium between beryllium dendrites producing a uniform microstructure. Since beryllium is the second least dense elemental metal, these alloys are significantly less dense than aluminium.
Be-Al alloys are primarily of interest to the aerospace industry, due to the weight advantage they provide. They are currently used in satellites.
Due to the high toxicity of beryllium the machining has to be conducted with caution to prevent exposure of the workers.
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