Aluminium Alloys
Milver produce an extensive range of aluminium alloys, which include common high-pressure die casting grades such as LM24 to high-grade alloys such as LM6/LM25 for integrity castings.
Our state-of-the-art production facilities enable us to switch from long runs of volume alloys to short production runs of niche aluminium grades.
We pride ourselves on flexibility, which enables us to meet the demands of an ever-changing market, whether it is standard grades or bespoke alloys to the strictest of specifications we will always endeavour to find a solution to meet your requirements.
Copper Alloys
Milver are exclusive manufacturers of the Brookside brand of copper alloy ingots. The Brookside brand is recognised as a market leader in terms of alloy performance and is the number one choice for many foundries around the world.
Following heavy investment in 2015, Milver now houses the latest in ingot melting technology and supplies the most comprehensive range of copper alloy ingots available, including brass, gunmetal, tin bronze, silicon bronze and aluminium bronze.
Our short lead times, alloy quality, value and customer service ensures that we are a strong partner for today and tomorrow.
Aluminium Bronze
Containing aluminium from 8 to14% and often with varying amounts of other elements such as nickel, iron, manganese and silicon, the aluminium bronzes provide a range of strong, tough alloys.
Nickel Aluminium Bronze
Containing aluminium from 8 to14% and often with varying amounts of other elements such as nickel, iron, manganese and silicon, the aluminium bronzes provide a range of strong, tough alloys.
Die Cast Brass
An important use is for bathroom and plumbing fittings. Conventional polishing procedures can produce a good surface finish ready for lacquering or electroplating.
High Tensile Brass
High tensile brasses are more highly alloyed with the addition of manganese, iron and aluminium which enhances mechanical properties such as strength, hardness and resistance to wear, impact and abrasion.
Sand Cast Brass
Sand cast brasses are relatively simple to cast and have a wide range of uses for small to medium sized castings at comparatively low cost.
Gunmetals
These copper, zinc, tin, lead alloys have good sand casting characteristics, fluidity, machinability, strength and excellent resistance to most forms of corrosion.
Used extensively for water fittings.
Tin Bronze
Binary alloys of copper and tin with a tin content typically in the range 10-12% and fairly low impurity limits have intrinsically high corrosion resistance.
Phosphor Bronze
The addition of phosphorus, usually in the range 0.4 – 1.0%, to tin bronze provides an increase in hardness and strength but usually at the expense of some ductility.
Silicon Bronze
Typically containing around 4% silicon and up to 1% each of manganese and iron the attributes exhibited by these alloys include: excellent melt fluidity and clean pouring with minimal smoke.
Lead Bronze
These copper, tin, lead alloys are essentially bearing alloys for bearing applications requiring only moderate loads and speeds compared to those that would require phosphor bronze.
Master Alloys
Our products include master alloys of copper with base metals such as iron and manganese and with minor metals such as chrome and zirconium.
They are produced in our specialised foundry using high-grade raw materials to ensure low residual impurities. The chemical composition conforms to the European standard EN1981:2003 or may be made to your own specification.
Copper Aluminium
In the form of broken ingot is used for alloying aluminium into copper alloys.
Copper Chrome
In the form of 90/10 plate, the main use is to make possible the precipitation hardening of copper.
Copper Iron
In the form of 90/10, 80/20 and 70/30 plate, it facilitates the alloying of iron into various copper alloys in order to change characteristics.
Copper Manganese
In the form of 70/30 and 50/50 ingot, it is used in a number of applications including the improvement of mechanical properties and corrosion resistance.
Copper Nickel
In the form of 70/30 plate, the main applications are adding nickel to aluminium bronzes and precipitation hardening of low alloyed copper.
Copper Silicon
In the form of 90/10 and 85/15 broken pieces, it improves fluidity and castability in some copper alloys. It can also facilitate the precipitation hardening of low alloy copper.
Copper Cobalt
In the form of 90/10 plate, it is used for alloying cobalt into aluminium bronze which helps to improve corrosion resistance and, in the high aluminium variants of the alloy, toughness.
Copper Zirconium
In the form of 50/50 broken pieces, its main uses are in grain refining diecasting brass and precipitation hardening of alloyed copper.