Beryllium Copper Contacts for Mobile Devices

Beryllium copper contacts for mobile devices sit in the battery, SIM, antenna and board to board connections inside phones and tablets, keeping them working through years of daily use. NGK Berylco is part of the NGK Group. NGK Berylco France, in Couëron near Nantes, has been one of Europe's leading high precision processors of beryllium copper strip since 1971, and UK, Irish and Nordic customers are looked after by NGK Berylco UK in Salford.

Smartphones, tablets and circuit boards contain numerous beryllium copper contacts and connectors. These include battery connectors, board to board connectors, antenna contacts, SIM card contacts, jack connectors and speaker contacts. The material's spring behaviour keeps contacts reliable over the life of the device.

Beryllium copper is also used for electromagnetic shielding. Circuits must be protected from outside RFI and EMI and must not leak interference of their own, so shielding enclosures need firm mechanical and electrical contact.

Uses include mobile phone shielding, industrial shielded enclosures and fingerstock in RF shielding doors. NGK also supplies beryllium copper components for undersea telecommunication repeaters, which face corrosion, pressure and temperature extremes over a long service life.

The core Berylco grades are C17200 (CuBe2, Berylco 25) for high strength, C17300 (CuBe2Pb, Berylco 33/25) for free machining and C17510 (CuNi2Be, Berylco 14) for high conductivity. Where a beryllium-free option suits better, the GMX copper-nickel-tin range covers it. NGK's technical team can help match grade, temper and form to the job.

Quality is backed by ISO 9001, the aerospace standard EN 9100, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, with an in-house testing and inspection laboratory and an active R&D programme.

To discuss Beryllium Copper Contacts for Mobile Devices, contact NGK Berylco UK on +44 (0)161 745 7162 or email enquiries@ngkberylco.co.uk. The Salford team covers the UK, Ireland and the Nordic countries.