Materion Performance Alloys, Mayfield Heights, Ohio, has added nickel aluminum bronze (AMS 4881 C95520) continuous-cast hollow bars to its product line of high performance alloys. It is a martensitic nickel aluminum bronze that offers higher strength and hardness than the other nickel aluminum bronze alloys.
Using a patented technology called EquaCAST, Materion is able to produce an extremely uniform, fine-grained microstructure with more consistent mechanical properties and better machinability to ensure the specified surface finish.
AMS 4881 C95520 is used primarily for aircraft landing gear and brake systems, as well as heavy equipment bearings, bushings, and wear plates. The alloy will be available from authorized distributors in the U.S., Europe, and China.
Materion Performance Alloys, is a Materion Corporation business. Through its subsidiaries, Materion supplies worldwide markets with beryllium, electronic alloys, and precious metal products, as well as engineered material systems. Around the world, the company’s engineered materials can be found in technically demanding end-use products within the telecommunications and computer, automotive electronics, appliance, industrial components, plastics tooling, optical media, oil and gas, aerospace and defense, and off-highway and mining equipment markets.
