Alloys | Compositions | Uses |
Brass | Cu + Zn | In making utensils. |
Bronze | Cu + Sn | In making coins, bell and utensils. |
German Silver | Cu + Zn + Ni | In making utensils. |
Rolled Gold | Cu + Al | In making cheap ornaments. |
Gun Metal | Cu + Sn + Zn + Pb | In making guns, barrels, gears and bearings. |
Dutch metal | Cu + Zn | In making artificial ornaments. |
Delta metal | Cu + Zn + Fe | In making blades of aeroplane. |
Munz metal | Cu + Zn | In making coins. |
Monel metal | Cu + Ni | For base containing container. |
Rose metal | Bi + Pb + Sn | For making automatic fuse. |
Duralumin | Al + Cu + Mg + Mn | For making utensils. |
Magnalium | Al + Mg | For frame of aeroplane. |
Solder | Pb + Sn | For soldering. |
Type metal | Sn + Pb + Sb | In printing industry. |
Bell metal | Cu + Sn | For casting bells and statues. |
Stainless steel | Fe + Cr + Ni + C | For making utensils and surgical cutlery. |
Nickel steel | Fe + Ni | For making electrical wire, automobile parts. |
Family | Principal alloying element | UNS numbers |
---|---|---|
Copper alloys, brass | Zinc (Zn) | C1xxxx–C4xxxx,C66400–C69800 |
Phosphor bronze | Tin (Sn) | C5xxxx |
Aluminium bronzes | Aluminium (Al) | C60600–C64200 |
Silicon bronzes | Silicon (Si) | C64700–C66100 |
Cupronickel, nickel silvers | Nickel (Ni) | C7xxxx |
Name | Nominal composition (percentages) | Form and condition | Yield strength (0.2% offset, ksi) | Tensile strength (ksi) | Elongation in 2 inches (percent) | Hardness (Brinell scale) | Comments |
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Copper (ASTM B1, B2, B3, B152, B124, R133) | Cu 99.9 | Annealed | 10 | 32 | 45 | 42 | Electrical equipment, roofing, screens |
Cold-drawn | 40 | 45 | 15 | 90 | |||
Cold-rolled | 40 | 46 | 5 | 100 | |||
Gilding metal (ASTM B36) | Cu 95.0, Zn 5.0 | Cold-rolled | 50 | 56 | 5 | 114 | Coins, bullet jackets |
Cartridge brass (ASTM B14, B19, B36, B134, B135) | Cu 70.0, Zn 30.0 | Cold-rolled | 63 | 76 | 8 | 155 | Good for cold-working; radiators, hardware, electrical, drawn cartridge cases. |
Phosphor bronze (ASTM B103, B139, B159) | Cu 89.75, Sn 10.0, P 0.25 | Spring temper | -- | 122 | 4 | 241 | High fatigue-strength and spring qualities |
Yellow or High brass (ASTM B36, B134, B135) | Cu 65.0, Zn 35.0 | Annealed | 18 | 48 | 60 | 55 | Good corrosion resistance |
Cold-drawn | 55 | 70 | 15 | 115 | |||
Cold-rolled (HT) | 60 | 74 | 10 | 180 | |||
Manganese bronze (ASTM 138) | Cu 58.5, Zn 39.2, Fe 1.0, Sn 1.0, Mn 0.3 | Annealed | 30 | 60 | 30 | 95 | Forgings |
Cold-drawn | 50 | 80 | 20 | 180 | |||
Naval brass (ASTM B21) | Cu 60.0, Zn 39.25, Sn 0.75 | Annealed | 22 | 56 | 40 | 90 | Resistance to salt corrosion |
Cold-drawn | 40 | 65 | 35 | 150 | |||
Muntz metal (ASTM B111) | Cu 60.0, Zn 40.0 | Annealed | 20 | 54 | 45 | 80 | Condensor tubes |
Aluminium bronze (ASTM B169 alloy A, B124, B150) | Cu 92.0, Al 8.0 | Annealed | 25 | 70 | 60 | 80 | -- |
Hard | 65 | 105 | 7 | 210 | |||
Beryllium copper (ASTM B194, B196, B197) | Cu 97.75, Be 2.0, Co or Ni 0.25 | Annealed, solution-treated | 32 | 70 | 45 | B60 (Rockwell) | Electrical, valves, pumps, oilfield tools, aerospace landing gears, robotic welding, mold making [3] |
Cold-rolled | 104 | 110 | 5 | B81 (Rockwell) | |||
Free-cutting brass | Cu 62.0, Zn 35.5, Pb 2.5 | Cold-drawn | 44 | 70 | 18 | B80 (Rockwell) | Screws, nuts, gears, keys |
Nickel silver (ASTM B122) | Cu 65.0, Zn 17.0, Ni 18.0 | Annealed | 25 | 58 | 40 | 70 | Hardware |
Cold-rolled | 70 | 85 | 4 | 170 | |||
Nickel silver (ASTM B149) | Cu 76.5, Ni 12.5, Pb 9.0, Sn 2.0 | Cast | 18 | 35 | 15 | 55 | Easy to machine; ornaments, plumbing [4] |
Cupronickel (ASTM B111, B171) | Cu 88.35, Ni 10.0, Fe 1.25, Mn 0.4 | Annealed | 22 | 44 | 45 | – | Condensor, salt-water pipes |
Cold-drawn tube | 57 | 60 | 15 | – | |||
Cupronickel | Cu 70.0, Ni 30.0 | Wrought | – | – | – | – | Heat-exchange equipment, valves |
Ounce metal[5] Copper alloy C83600 (also known as 'Red brass' or 'composition metal') (ASTM B62) | Cu 85.0, Zn 5.0, Pb 5.0, Sn 5.0 | Cast | 17 | 37 | 25 | 60 | -- |
Gunmetal (known as 'red brass' in US) | Varies Cu 80-90%, Zn <5%, Sn ~10%, +other elements@ <1% |
Family | CDA | Tensile strength [ksi] | Yield strength [ksi] | Elongation (typ.) [%] | Hardness [Brinell 10 mm-500 kg] | Machinability [YB = 100] | ||||
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Min. | Typ. | Min. | Typ. | |||||||
Red brass | 833 | 32 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 35 | ||||
836 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 17 | 30 | 50–65 | 84 | |||
838 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 50–60 | 90 | |||
Semi-red brass | 844 | 29 | 34 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 50–60 | 90 | ||
848 | 25 | 36 | 12 | 14 | 30 | 50–60 | 90 | |||
Manganese bronze | 862 | 90 | 95 | 45 | 48 | 20 | 170–195† | 30 | ||
863 | 110 | 119 | 60 | 83 | 18 | 225† | 8 | |||
865 | 65 | 71 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 130† | 26 | |||
Tin bronze | 903 | 40 | 45 | 18 | 21 | 30 | 60–75 | 30 | ||
905 | 40 | 45 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 75 | 30 | |||
907 | 35 | 44 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 80 | 20 | |||
Leaded tin bronze | 922 | 34 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 60–72 | 42 | ||
923 | 36 | 40 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 60–75 | 42 | |||
926 | 40 | 44 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 65–80 | 40 | |||
927 | 35 | 42 | 21 | 20 | 77 | 45 | ||||
High-leaded tin bronze | 932 | 30 | 35 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 60–70 | 70 | ||
934 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 20 | 55–65 | 70 | ||||
935 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 55–65 | 70 | |||
936 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 79-83 | 80 | |||
937 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 55–70 | 80 | |||
938 | 25 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 50–60 | 80 | |||
943 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 42–55 | 80 | ||||
Aluminium bronze | 952 | 65 | 80 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 110–140† | 50 | ||
953 | 65 | 75 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 140† | 55 | |||
954 | 75 | 85 | 30 | 35 | 18 | 140–170† | 60 | |||
955 | 90 | 100 | 40 | 44 | 12 | 180–200† | 50 | |||
958 | 85 | 95 | 35 | 38 | 25 | 150-170† | 50 | |||
Silicon bronze | 878 | 80 | 83 | 30 | 37 | 29 | 115 | 40 | ||
† Brinell scale with 3000 kg load |
Family | CDA | ASTM | SAE | SAE superseded | Federal | Military |
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Red brass | 833 | |||||
836 | B145-836 | 836 | 40 | QQ-C-390 (B5) | C-2229 Gr2 | |
838 | B145-838 | 838 | QQ-C-390 (B4) | |||
Semi-red brass | 844 | B145-844 | QQ-C-390 (B2) | |||
848 | B145-848 | QQ-C-390 (B1) | ||||
Manganese bronze | 862 | B147-862 | 862 | 430A | QQ-C-390 (C4) | C-2229 Gr9 |
863 | B147-863 | 863 | 430B | QQ-C-390 (C7) | C-2229 Gr8 | |
865 | B147-865 | 865 | 43 | QQ-C-390 (C3) | C-2229 Gr7 | |
Tin bronze | 903 | B143-903 | 903 | 620 | QQ-C-390 (D5) | C-2229 Gr1 |
905 | B143-905 | 905 | 62 | QQ-C-390 (D6) | ||
907 | 907 | 65 | ||||
Leaded tin bronze | 922 | B143-922 | 922 | 622 | QQ-C-390 (D4) | B-16541 |
923 | B143-923 | 923 | 621 | QQ-C-390 (D3) | C-15345 Gr10 | |
926 | 926 | |||||
927 | 927 | 63 | ||||
High-leaded tin bronze | 932 | B144-932 | 932 | 660 | QQ-C-390 (E7) | C-15345 Gr12 |
934 | QQ-C-390 (E8) | C-22229 Gr3 | ||||
935 | B144-935 | 935 | 66 | QQ-C-390 (E9) | ||
937 | B144-937 | 937 | 64 | QQ-C-390 (E10) | ||
938 | B144-938 | 938 | 67 | QQ-C-390 (E6) | ||
943 | B144-943 | 943 | QQ-C-390 (E1) | |||
Aluminium bronze | 952 | B148-952 | 952 | 68A | QQ-C-390 (G6) | C-22229 Gr5 |
953 | B148-953 | 953 | 68B | QQ-C-390 (G7) | ||
954 | B148-954 | 954 | QQ-C-390 (G5) | C-15345 Gr13 | ||
955 | B148-955 | 955 | QQ-C-390 (G3) | C-22229 Gr8 | ||
958 | QQ-C-390 (G8) | |||||
Silicon bronze | 878 | B30 | 878 |
Family | CDA | AMS | UNS | Cu [%] | Sn [%] | Pb [%] | Zn [%] | Ni [%] | Fe [%] | Al [%] | Other [%] |
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Red brass | 833 | C83300 | 93 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4 | |||||
C83400[8] | 90 | 10 | |||||||||
836 | 4855B | C83600 | 85 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
838 | C83800 | 83 | 4 | 6 | 7 | ||||||
Semi-red brass | 844 | C84400 | 81 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||||
845 | C84500 | 78 | 3 | 7 | 12 | ||||||
848 | C84800 | 76 | 3 | 6 | 15 | ||||||
Manganese bronze | C86100[9] | 67 | 0.5 | 21 | 3 | 5 | Mn 4 | ||||
862† | C86200 | 64 | 26 | 3 | 4 | Mn 3 | |||||
863† | 4862B | C86300 | 63 | 25 | 3 | 6 | Mn 3 | ||||
865 | 4860A | C86500 | 58 | 0.5 | 39.5 | 1 | 1 | Mn 0.25 | |||
Tin bronze | 903 | C90300 | 88 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
905 | 4845D | C90500 | 88 | 10 | 0.3 max | 2 | |||||
907 | C90700 | 89 | 11 | 0.5 max | 0.5 max | ||||||
Leaded tin bronze | 922 | C92200 | 88 | 6 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |||||
923 | C92300 | 87 | 8 | 1 max | 4 | ||||||
926 | 4846A | C92600 | 87 | 10 | 1 | 2 | |||||
927 | C92700 | 88 | 10 | 2 | 0.7 max | ||||||
High-leaded tin bronze | 932 | C93200 | 83 | 7 | 7 | 3 | |||||
934 | C93400 | 84 | 8 | 8 | 0.7 max | ||||||
935 | C93500 | 85 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0.5 max | |||||
937 | 4842A | C93700 | 80 | 10 | 10 | 0.7 max | |||||
938 | C93800 | 78 | 7 | 15 | 0.75 max | ||||||
943 | 4840A | C94300 | 70 | 5 | 25 | 0.7 max | |||||
Aluminium bronze | 952 | C95200 | 88 | 3 | 9 | ||||||
953 | C95200 | 89 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
954 | 4870B 4872B | C95400 | 85 | 4 | 11 | ||||||
C95410[10] | 85 | 4 | 11 | Ni 2 | |||||||
955 | C95500 | 81 | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||||||
C95600[11] | 91 | 7 | Si 2 | ||||||||
C95700[12] | 75 | 2 | 3 | 8 | Mn 12 | ||||||
958 | C95800 | 81 | 5 | 4 | 9 | Mn 1 | |||||
Silicon bronze | C87200[13] | 89 | Si 4 | ||||||||
C87400[14] | 83 | 14 | Si 3 | ||||||||
C87500[15] | 82 | 14 | Si 4 | ||||||||
C87600[16] | 90 | 5.5 | Si 4.5 | ||||||||
878 | C87800[17] | 80 | 14 | Si 4 | |||||||
C87900[18] | 65 | 34 | Si 1 | ||||||||
† Chemical composition may vary to yield mechanical properties |
Name | Cu [%] | Au [%] | Ag [%] | Other [%] |
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Auricupride | † | † | ||
Ashtadhatu | † | † | † | Fe†, Hg†, Sn†, Zn† |
Billon | † | † | Hg† | |
Chinese silver | 58 | 2 | 17.5 Zn, 11.5 Ni, | |
Corinthian bronze | † | † | † | |
CuSil | 28 | 72 | ||
Dymalloy | 20 | 80 | C (type I diamond) | |
Electrum, Green gold | 6-23 | 75-80 | 0-15 | 0-4 Cd |
Grey gold | † | † | Mn† | |
Guanín | 25 | 56 | 18 | |
Hepatizon | † | trace | trace | |
Niello | † | † | Pb sulfides† | |
Panchaloha | † | † | † | Fe†, Sn†, Pb†, Zn†, |
Rose, red, and pink gold | 20-50 | 50-75 | 0-5 | |
Spangold | 18-19 | 76 | 5-6 Al | |
Shakudō | 90-96 | 4-10 | ||
Shibuichi | 40-77 | 0-1 | 23-60 | |
Tibetan silver | † | † | Ni†, Sn† | |
Tumbaga | 3-97 | 3-97 | ||
White gold | † | † | Ni†, Zn† |