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Beryllium Copper - The new Gold?
Manu Propria, the first pen manufacturer using Beryllium Copper for their Nibs
Since several years, I have been working on finding new alternative materials for the manufacture of nibs. I finally found an extraordinary material that combines all the properties of a good nib: hardness, flexibility, shape retention, and corrosion resistance. The material is beryllium copper. This excellent alloy is also increasingly being used in the watch industry to replace brass parts in the movement. Fountain Pens with #8 and #9 Beryllium Nibs will be available early next year. The nib is supplied with ink by an ebonite feed, all made in the Manu Propria Ateliers
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Beryllium Copper - The new Gold?