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Silicon bronze Plate is a high-end copper alloy sheet refined from copper as the base material, with added silicon and trace amounts of alloying elements such as manganese and nickel. Mainstream grades include QSi3-1, C65100, and C65500. It is a structural functional material that balances high strength, high corrosion resistance, and excellent machinability.
It possesses superior mechanical properties and excellent corrosion resistance. Therefore, it has become a material in high demand in critical applications across numerous industries (such as marine hardware, electrical connectors, and art).
The product uses high-purity electrolytic copper as raw material, and is processed through multiple precision processes including vacuum melting, precision hot rolling, cold rolling, low-temperature annealing, and finishing. The alloy composition ratio is strictly controlled, resulting in extremely low impurity content. The sheet has a dense and uniform internal grain structure, free from defects such as pores, sand holes, cracks, and delamination.
Compared to ordinary brass and tin bronze sheets, silicon bronze sheets perfectly balance mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and process adaptability. They also possess unique characteristics such as non-magnetic properties, explosion-proof properties, and stable thermal and electrical conductivity. With a smooth, flat surface, uniform thickness, and precise tolerances, they are suitable for various precision machining processes and harsh operating conditions, making them a core high-quality copper alloy sheet in machinery manufacturing, chemical engineering, shipbuilding, power and electrical engineering, and aerospace industries.
Due to its excellent environmental resistance, silicon bronze sheets are ideal for manufacturing components intended for use in harsh environments. It is commonly used in the manufacture of durable products such as ship components, industrial hardware, electronic components, and jewelry. The high silicon content of this sheet helps improve its wear resistance, making it suitable for long-term use. Furthermore, this material is easy to process and can be easily made into various shapes and sizes, making it suitable for a variety of manufacturing processes. Whether you need precision components for high-tech projects or durable parts for marine environments, silicon bronze sheets perfectly balance strength, durability, and reliability.
Feature
Specification
Product Name | Silicon Bronze Plate |
Material Composition | Copper, Silicon, Other Alloying Elements |
Size Options | Customizable dimensions available |
Thickness Options | Thickness Options: Standard thicknesses 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3, or custom sizes available |
Density | 8.90 g/cm³ |
Color | Golden to reddish-brown |
Electrical Conductivity | High |
Corrosion Resistance | Excellent, ideal for marine and industrial use |
Fabrication Methods | Can be machined, welded, or cast |
Applications | Marine hardware, electrical connectors, artistic creations, and more |
Plate Thickness (mm)
Length (mm)
Width (mm)
1-10 mm | Customizable | Customizable |
11-50 mm | Customizable | Customizable |
1. Stable Material Performance: The scientifically formulated alloy with uniformly dispersed silicon effectively optimizes the copper matrix structure, resulting in consistent strength and hardness. Low-temperature annealing completely eliminates stress cracking during storage and processing, ensuring long-term stable performance.
2. Non-magnetic and Explosion-proof Properties: The material itself is non-magnetic, preventing sparks from being generated during impact or friction. It possesses excellent explosion-proof performance and is safe for use in flammable, explosive, and strong magnetic field environments.
3. Excellent Machining Performance: Adaptable to both hot and cold pressure processing, supporting various precision machining processes such as bending, stamping, turning, milling, welding, and etching. No preheating is required during processing, and welding results in no deformation or cracking, leading to a high success rate. Suitable for custom processing of complex components.
4. Excellent Physical Properties: Retains the excellent thermal and electrical conductivity of copper alloys, with stable thermal conductivity and low resistivity. It also possesses good fatigue resistance and shock absorption properties, making it resistant to deformation and damage under long-term repetitive stress.
5. Excellent appearance and design: The surface is smooth with no oxidation black spots, scratches, or burrs. The edges are flat and burr-free, with high flatness and strong surface oxidation resistance. It is not easy to discolor or rust and can be directly used for exposed components and precision assembly scenarios.
1. Superior corrosion resistance and durability, suitable for various harsh environments: Compared to conventional copper alloy plates, silicon bronze plates exhibit excellent resistance to corrosion, pitting, and oxidation in atmospheric, freshwater, acidic and alkaline industrial media, and seawater salt spray environments. They can withstand long-term humid, corrosive, and sandstorm conditions, with a service life far exceeding that of ordinary copper, significantly reducing equipment replacement and maintenance costs.
2. Outstanding comprehensive mechanical properties: Balancing high tensile strength with good toughness, moderate hardness, wear and damage resistance, and strong impact and deformation resistance, silicon bronze plates can withstand high-intensity loads and reciprocating mechanical friction, resisting wear, deformation, and breakage, making them suitable for heavy-duty mechanical structural components.
3. Wide process adaptability and higher cost-effectiveness: Silicon bronze plates can undergo various precision machining processes without complex pretreatment, resulting in low processing losses, high finished product precision, and compatibility with standardized mass production and personalized customization. Furthermore, the material exhibits strong stability, a low failure and repair rate, and overall operating costs are superior to alternative materials such as stainless steel and ordinary bronze.
4. Quality Compliance and Reliability:The entire production process adheres to national and American industry standards. Each batch undergoes component testing, mechanical property testing, and visual inspection, ensuring traceability of quality. All performance indicators meet standards, satisfying the high-standard requirements of high-end industrial components, export equipment, and precision instruments.
5. Safe and Environmentally Friendly:The materials are non-toxic and harmless, with no harmful substances leaching out. They comply with industrial environmental standards. Furthermore, their explosion-proof and non-magnetic advantages make them suitable for high-risk and special environments such as chemical plants, oil and gas plants, and mines, ensuring extremely high safety.
With its diverse and superior properties, silicon bronze plates are widely applicable across various industrial sectors, serving as a core material for multiple scenarios. Key application scenarios include:
1. Marine Engineering: Specifically designed for seawater salt spray corrosion environments, used in ship deck components, marine fasteners, seawater pipeline fittings, anti-corrosion structural components for offshore platforms, and marine hydraulic components, exhibiting long-term resistance to seawater corrosion without rusting or aging.
2. Chemical and Petroleum Industry: Suitable for acid, alkali, oil, gas, and corrosive media conditions, used in chemical equipment linings, valve fittings, pipeline connections, and wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant components for oil and gas extraction machinery, effectively resisting chemical corrosion.
3. Machinery Manufacturing Industry: Used in precision machinery wear-resistant linings, gear gaskets, stamped components, machine tool accessories, vibration damping parts, and heavy-duty machinery structural plates, leveraging wear resistance, fatigue resistance, and ease of processing to improve equipment operational stability.
4. Power and Electrical Industry: With stable electrical and thermal conductivity, used in high and low voltage electrical contacts, cable connection plates, electrical terminals, conductive components for power distribution equipment, and insulating metal plates.
5. Aerospace and Military Industry: Suitable for high-precision manufacturing, used in aerospace precision fasteners, instrument and meter accessories, explosion-proof electrical components, and military non-magnetic supporting parts, meeting high precision, high stability, and high safety requirements.
6. Construction and General Industry: Used in outdoor anti-corrosion decorative panels, precision stamped hardware, explosion-proof equipment housings, hydraulic pipeline supporting panels, and general wear-resistant and anti-corrosion structural components, etc.
Our store offers a full range of silicon bronze plates, supporting all national and American standard grades. We can also customize non-standard sizes and special precision plates as needed. Our core standard specifications are as follows:
1. Mainstream grades: QSi3-1, C65100, C65500, etc.
2. Thickness range: Standard 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 mm, or customized
3. Width range: 10mm-2500mm
4. Length range: 10mm-12000mm
5. Processing precision: Standard tolerances meet standards; precision plates can be customized with high-precision leveling, polishing, grinding, cutting, bending, and chamfering.
6. Customization services: Supports slitting, cutting, fine grinding, heat treatment, and surface anti-oxidation treatment. We can customize irregular sizes and special process plates according to customer drawings to meet various personalized processing needs.
Corrosion Resistance
The silicon bronze plate excels in resisting corrosion, particularly in marine and industrial environments where exposure to water and chemicals is common. This ensures that components made from this material maintain their integrity and performance over time.
High Strength
Silicon bronze is known for its strength and ability to withstand harsh conditions. This makes it an ideal choice for critical applications where durability is paramount.
Excellent Electrical Conductivity
With its superior electrical conductivity, this material is often used in electrical applications such as connectors, terminals, and switches. It provides reliable performance in a wide range of electrical systems.
Versatile Applications
Whether used in the construction of marine hardware, artistic sculptures, or electrical components, the silicon bronze plate is versatile enough to meet the demands of various industries. Its adaptability makes it a go-to material for a range of manufacturing processes.
Customizable Sizes and Thicknesses
The silicon bronze plate is available in a wide range of sizes and thicknesses, allowing for customization based on specific project requirements. This flexibility makes it suitable for various applications, from small components to large structural parts.
1. Packaging and Protection: All silicon bronze plates are packaged with multiple layers of protection. Thin plates are wrapped in a double layer of waterproof film and cardboard, secured with a solid wooden pallet, and corner protectors are added to prevent scratches, oxidation, deformation, and damage during transportation, ensuring they arrive intact.
2. Transportation Methods: Logistics, sea freight, and land transportation.
3. Delivery Time and After-Sales Service: Customized products are delivered on time according to the agreed production schedule; the entire logistics process is traceable.
4. Warehousing Guarantee: Finished product warehouses are dry and well-ventilated, with proper moisture-proof, oxidation-proof, and rust-proof storage treatments. Inventory plates are regularly maintained to prevent oxidation and discoloration during storage, and strict quality re-inspection is performed before leaving the warehouse.
Choosing our Silicon Bronze Plate means selecting a material that delivers unmatched strength, durability, and reliability. Here’s why our product stands out:
Top-Quality Material
We ensure that every silicon bronze plate is made from high-quality alloys, providing the best performance in terms of strength, resistance, and conductivity.
Sustainable and Durable
With excellent corrosion resistance, this material is built to last, even in harsh environments. It’s perfect for applications where longevity is critical.
Customizable to Your Needs
We offer customizable sizes and thicknesses, ensuring that our product fits your exact specifications, whether you're designing marine components or electrical parts.
Versatile and Multi-Industry Use
Our silicon bronze plate is ideal for a wide variety of applications, from marine hardware to artistic creations. It meets the diverse needs of different industries with ease.
1. A marine engineering client: Long-term bulk purchaser of QSi3-1 silicon bronze plates. The plates are exceptionally flat, with precise dimensional tolerances and no oxidation defects. After more than six months of use in marine environments, there have been no signs of rust or corrosion. Its wear resistance far surpasses that of ordinary bronze plates previously used. Processing, bending, and welding are excellent, with a very high yield rate and outstanding cost-effectiveness. Long-term cooperation is expected.
2. A precision machinery manufacturer: After comparing silicon bronze plates from multiple suppliers, this one stands out for its high purity, uniform internal structure, and absence of porosity and delamination. The plates are non-magnetic, resulting in explosion-proof mechanical parts that meet precision standards, exhibit good fatigue resistance, and show no deformation or wear issues during long-term equipment operation. The quality is stable and reliable, with complete testing reports, and it is suitable for high-end equipment.
3. A chemical equipment company: In harsh acid and alkali corrosive environments, this silicon bronze plate demonstrates significantly superior corrosion resistance compared to traditional copper materials. It is not easily corroded or pitted by the medium over long-term use. The sheet material is easy to cut and weld, resulting in high processing efficiency. After-sales service is prompt, and non-standard size customization is fast, fully meeting the replacement and customization needs of production line equipment parts.
4. Electrical Equipment Supplier: The sheet material has stable conductivity and uniform resistivity, ensuring stable power delivery for electrical terminals and conductive components without overheating or leakage. The surface is smooth and oxidation-resistant, resisting discoloration and rust even in outdoor use. Quality meets industry standards, bulk purchases are reasonably priced, and the logistics packaging is robust, ensuring zero damage upon arrival, resulting in an excellent purchasing experience.
Silicon bronze is primarily composed of copper and silicon, with small amounts of other alloying elements to enhance its mechanical properties and corrosion resistance.
Silicon bronze plates are widely used in marine hardware, electrical components, artistic creations, and other industries that require materials with excellent corrosion resistance, strength, and electrical conductivity.
Yes, silicon bronze is relatively easy to machine, making it suitable for a variety of manufacturing processes, including casting, welding, and precision machining.
Yes, silicon bronze has excellent corrosion resistance in seawater, making it ideal for use in marine environments such as boat parts, valves, and fittings.
The silicon bronze plate is available in various thicknesses, ranging from 1mm to 50mm, and can be customized to suit the specific needs of your project.
Yes, the plate is customizable in terms of both length and width, allowing it to meet the specific dimensions required for your project.
Silicon bronze has excellent electrical conductivity, making it a reliable material for electrical applications such as connectors and terminals.
