Why Phosphor Bronze Wires are special?

Phosphor bronze, is a bronze alloy that contains a mixture of copper, tin and phosphorous. This is also includes zinc and lead. Phosphor bronze alloys are primarily used for electrical products because they have superb spring qualities, high fatigue resistance, excellent formability, and high corrosion resistance.

There are three phases in the structure of Phosphor Bronze wires :

Alpha phase: A comparatively softmatrix of copper with tin in solid solution.

Delta phase: A tin rich delta phase which is hard and interspersed throughout the matrix.

A Brittle Mix: A hard constituent of copper phosphate associated with the delta constituent, which is also hard but brittle.

Usage of Phosphor Bronze

Phosphor bronze has all the exclusive and excellent characteristics. Therefore, this material can be used in many fields, mainly in parts for electrical and electronic devices.Phosphor Bronze is using by multiple industries. Some of the area where Phosphor Bronze is highly used:-

1. Industrial:– Some complex manufacturing like Bourdon tubes, bellows, perforated sheets, chemical hardware, truss wire, springs, sleeve bushing, diaphragms, clutch disks, pressure responsive elements, beater bar, textile machinery, welding rods require Phosphor Bronze.

2. Filtration:- Wire mesh is made with this alloy as it has high formidability and is durable. The mesh is used for various filtration applications in many indsutries. Notably to make currency notes, paper, RFID shielding equipment etc.

3. Electrical:– Phosphor Bronze is widely using inElectrical products like Various Relay contacts, rotary switch slides, circuit breaker contacts and fuse clips.

4. Electronics:– In the manufacturing of various Connectors, Lead frames, lead terminals and transistor terminals.

5. Automobiles:– Bearing Frames, Hydraulic Pressure caps, packing bearing, clutch plates or Electrical parts.

6. Musical Instruments:- Phosphor bronze is preferred over brass for cymbals because of its greater resilience, leading to broader tonal spectrum and greater sustain. Phosphor bronze is one of several high copper content alloys used as a substitute for the more common types of brass to construct the bodies and bells of metal wind instruments. Examples of instruments constructed using high copper alloys occur among members of the brass instrument family (trumpets, flugelhorns, and trombones) and one member of the reed instrument family, saxophones.

Phosphor bronze is also used for some other end customer products like blades, springs, anti-corrosive chemical machinery parts, like cotter pins, lock washers and diaphragms. The wide and multiple usage in productions makes it special mesh among the other meshes.