Bronzes
HIDURON 130, HIDURON 191, HIDUREL 5
Langley Alloys was founded in 1938 from the special copper alloys division of High Duty Alloys Limited, and developed into a fully integrated metals production company on a site in Buckinghamshire west of London.
During the Second World War the company was responsible for the several successful alloy developments, including the high strength naval alloy HIDURAX SPECIAL and the significant copper-based bearing alloy HIDUREL 5 which was used for the major engine bearing in the Merlin engine which powered the Spitfire aircraft.
The company continued to develop and by the 1990's, Langley Alloys had gained a considerable technical reputation for a large number of alloy inventions including the HIDURON range of high-strength cupronickels which are the only high strength copper alloys with a proven record of resistance to hydrogen embrittlement.
| Alloy | Common Name | Related Specifications | Tensile Strength | Proof Stress | Elongation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British | European | United States | |||||
| HIGH STRENGTH CUPRONICKELS | |||||||
| HIDURON 130 |
HIDURAX SPECIAL | DTD 900/4805 | DIN 2.1504 | 850 [123.5] (≤65mm)770 [111.6] (>65mm) | 630 [91.3 ] (≤65mm)555 [80.5 ] (>65mm) | 10 | |
| HIDURON 191 | 835 | DEF STAN 02-835, NES 835 |
C72420 DOD-C-24676 EB 4223A |
725 [105.1] (≤125mm)710 [102.9] (>125mm) | 430 [64.5 ] (≤125mm)400 [58 ] (>125mm) | 18 | |
| HIGH CONDUCTIVITY BRONZES | |||||||
| HIDUREL5 | BS B25, BS2 B25, DTD 498, MSRR 8501 |
CW111C, 2.0855 |
UNS C64700 | 585 [84.8] |
430 [62.3] |
15 | |
HIDURON® is a registered Trade Mark of Langley Alloys Ltd
