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The wide variety of thermostatic bimetal types is specified mostly through DIN 1715 and/or applicable ASTM standards <xr id="tab:Partial Selection from the Wide Range of Available Thermo-Bimetals"/><!--(Table 5.23)-->. The different types have varying material compositions for the active and passive side of the materials. The mostly used alloys are iron-nickel and manganese-copper-nickel. Mainly used in circuit protection switches (i.e. circuit breakers) some thermo-bimetals include an intermediate layer of copper or nickel which allows to design parts with a closely controlled electrical resistance.

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For the design and calculation of the most important thermostatic-bimetal parts formulas are given in <xr id="tab:Design Formulas for Thermostatic Bimetal Components"/><!--Table 5.24-->. The necessary properties can be extracted for the most common materials from <xr id="tab:Partial Selection from the Wide Range of Available Thermo-Bimetals"/><!--Table 5.23-->. The values given are valid only for a temperature range up to approximately 150°C. For higher temperatures data can be obtained from the materials manufacturer.

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Kreye, H.; Nöcker, H.; Terlinde, G.: Schrumpfung und Verzug beim Aushärten von Kupfer-Beryllium-Legierungen. Metall 29 (1975) 1118-1121