Beryllium-Copper: How safe?


now more and more hifi accessories like power plug, receptacles has Beryllium-copper in them. just curious how safe are beryllium-copper in our normal household? say receptacles with BE-copper contact, and with constant plugging in/out of the plug, will it be a concern?

just me being paranoid....

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driver73

Showing 1 response by joeylawn36111

When beryllium is alloyed with copper it's safe (unless you machine it or something like that). The dust then can be dangerous. A solid chunk of pure beryllium is harmless. A good analogy is mercury fillings. Mercury metal is toxic, but when alloyed (amalgamized) with other metals, it's safe.