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