[TheForge] forging copper; now beryllium copper

[debmiller at fuse.net]

beryllium copper and monel are also popular for heat exchanger tubing in power plants.
---- Dave Brown <quahog at netnet.net> wrote: 
> At 02:10 PM 9/28/2005, you wrote:
> >Berylium sickness is bad news and there is a pretty solid cancer link
> >to beryllium. That said it is only used for copper alloys that must
> >be extra hard and springy.
> 
> I e-mailed several copper bus bar makers. regarding beryllium in bus 
> bars.  Here's a typical response.
> 
> >  David,
> >             We only use C110 Copper which is pure Copper, and has 
> > no Beryllium in it. To get Beryllium Copper you must order that 
> > special and the part number is C172.
> >
> >  Regards,
> >  Brian
> 
> Dave Brown
> Green Bay, WI 
> 
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