BUSINESS EQUIPMENT

End Uses

Electronic shielding, gaskets and finger stock for EMC protection Processor sockets Burn in and test sockets Modular jacks and Ethernet interfaces Power connectors Board to Board connectors Backplane connectors Mezzanine connectors Electrostatic discharge surge protection equipment Input / output connectors Coaxial Connectors Contact Test probes

Why Copper Beryllium?
Computer, Data Communications and Enterprise Equipment reliability over the life of the product/system is critical to the Service Provider or OEM for survival in the market place. Electronic communication and data transfer requirements continue to drive the need for faster and more reliable connectors and contacts. Performance considerations such as miniaturization, harsh operating environments, mechanical shock, fatigue resistance, and high operating frequencies continue to challenge connector designers and material limitations.

Copper beryllium alloys demonstrate superior reliability compared to phosphor bronze and nickel alloys because they exhibit an outstanding combination of material properties:

• high yield strength that provides excellent spring characteristics and the ability to withstand high stress loading without failure
• excellent machining and forming characteristics that enable ease of fabrication
• high electrical and thermal conductivity that allow for enhanced thermal management
• elevated temperature durability that allows for reliable and stable performance

If equipment malfunctions and service interruptions cannot be tolerated, then copper beryllium is the solution to your connector/interconnect needs.

Copper beryllium telecommunication applications typically utilize strip product, for stamped, formed connectors and contacts, and rod and bar product, for machined contacts.

User Benefit/Solution
Copper beryllium is specified and used in applications where a combination of high strength, high conductivity, excellent stress relaxation resistance and formability are required to optimize a contact design and maximize the reliability of the interface. These properties allow the end user the benefits of lesser MTBF (mean time between failures), lower service costs, and greater life cycle reliability. Additionally, the extensive base of knowledge that exists in the design, tooling and fabrication of copper beryllium, allows for a significant improvement in the time to market and time to volume of new products.