Hidurel® 5 is a solution annealed and precipitation treated copper-nickel-silicon alloy. Hidurel 5’s widespread usage in a large number of industries is due in part to its high electrical and thermal conductivity, along with its high mechanical strength. Other key features of Hidurel 5 include:

• Excellent bearing and anti-friction properties
• No loss of impact strength down to -196°C
• Easy to machine
• Low magnetic permeability and spark resistance
• Top ranked corrosion resistance for marine environments
• Good marine fouling resistance

In order to be sold under the Hidurel 5 brand name, an alloy must consist of the following chemical properties:

• Cu Remainder
• Ni 2.0-3.5%
• Si 0.4-0.8%
• Al 0.02% max
• Fe 0.01% max
• Total Impurities 0.30% max

Some of the industries that Hidurel 5 is prevalently used in include industries like aerospace, defense, automotive, general manufacturing and hydraulic and mechanical engineering.

At Continental Steel we are a distributor of Hidurel 5 in an array of different sizes and forms including bars and sections. As would be expected from Continental Steel, all of the Hidurel 5 we source meets a number of different industrial standards such as BS, BS2, DTD, CW, and UNS.