Beryllium Wire Description
Beryllium Wire (Be Wire) is offered by Stanford Advanced Materials (SAM). Beryllium Wire is relatively permeable to X‐rays and other forms of ionising radiation; consequently, it is the most frequently used window material for X‐ray equipment and components in particle physics experiments. Beryllium Wire has a rigidity measured by an elastic modulus of 287 GPa and a melting point of 1 560 K.
Beryllium wires are produced from the metal beryllium. The elastic modulus of beryllium is approximately 50% higher than that of steel. Other quantifiable properties include a high specific heat capacity and excellent thermal conductivity, which make beryllium one of the metals with the best heat dissipation characteristics per unit weight.
Beryllium enhances many physical properties when added as an alloying element to aluminium, copper, iron and nickel. Tools made from beryllium–copper alloys are strong and hard and produce no sparks on impact with a steel surface. In structural applications, the combination of high bending rigidity, thermal stability, good thermal conductivity and low density makes beryllium metal a valued aerospace material for aircraft components, rockets, spacecraft and satellites.
Beryllium Wire Specification
Form |
Diameter |
Purity |
Length |
Tolerances |
Wire |
0.5 mm |
>99.0% |
>=0.05 m |
Diameter: ±10% Length: +5%/-1% |
Wire |
0.6 mm |
>99.0% |
>=0.05 m |
Diameter: ±10% Length: +5%/-1% |
Wire |
0.75 mm |
>99.0% |
>=0.05 m |
Diameter: ±10% Length: +5%/-1% |
Wire |
0.85 mm |
>99.0% |
>=0.05 m |
Diameter: ±10% Length: +5%/-1% |
Wire |
1.0 mm |
>99.0% |
>=0.05 m |
Diameter: ±10% Length: +5%/-1% |
Wire |
1.2 mm |
>99.0% |
>=0.05 m |
Diameter: ±10% Length: +5%/-1% |
Wire |
>1.2 mm |
>99.0% |
>=0.05 m |
Diameter: ±10% Length: +5%/-1% |
Beryllium Wire Application
* Consumer electronics and telecommunications
* Industrial components and commercial aerospace
* Defence and military
* Medical technology
* Others
Packaging of Beryllium Wire
Our beryllium wires are wrapped in foam and packaged in wooden crates to ensure safe storage and transport.

Stanford Advanced Materials also provides beryllium materials in the form of tubes, plates, rods and custom shapes!