Metal Properties: Copper Alloys
Mechanical Properties
| |
Grade |
Tensile |
Hardness |
Yield |
Elongation |
| |
|
N/mm² |
BHN |
N/mm² |
% |
| Red Brass |
C83600 |
250 |
|
110 |
30 |
| |
C83800 |
240 |
|
110 |
25 |
| Manganese Bronze |
C85200 |
650 |
|
330 |
20 |
| |
C86400 |
440 |
|
170 |
20 |
| |
C86800 |
560 |
|
260 |
22 |
| |
HTB3 |
400 |
190 |
400 |
11 |
| Yellow Brass |
C85200 |
260 |
85 |
85 |
35 |
| |
C85400 |
230 |
|
80 |
35 |
| |
C85700 |
340 |
|
120 |
40 |
| Tin Bronzes |
C90500 |
310 |
|
150 |
25 |
| |
C90900 |
270 |
|
130 |
15 |
| Nickel Silvers |
C97300 |
240 |
|
110 |
20 |
| |
C97400 |
260 |
|
110 |
20 |
| |
C97600 |
310 |
|
165 |
20 |
| |
C97800 |
370 |
|
200 |
15 |
| Aluminium bronze |
C95800/AB2 |
250 |
170 |
250 |
13 |
Chemical Composition
|
Cu |
Sn |
Pb |
Zn |
Ni |
Fe |
Mn |
Al |
Grade |
| Red Brass |
85 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
C83600 |
|
83 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
|
|
|
|
C83800 |
| Manganese Bronze |
72 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
C85200 |
|
63 |
|
1 |
40 |
|
|
|
|
C86400 |
|
55 |
|
|
37 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
C86800 |
|
55 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
Bal |
1 |
1.5 - 3.25 |
4 |
3.0 - 6.0 |
HTB3 |
| Yellow Brass |
72 |
1 |
3 |
24 |
|
|
|
|
C85200 |
|
67 |
1 |
3 |
29 |
|
|
|
0.3 |
C85400 |
|
63 |
1 |
1 |
34.7 |
|
|
|
|
C85700 |
| Tin Bronzes |
88 |
10 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
C90500 |
|
87 |
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
C90900 |
| Nickel Silvers |
56 |
2 |
10 |
20 |
12 |
|
|
|
C97300 |
|
59 |
3 |
5 |
16 |
17 |
|
|
|
C97400 |
|
64 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
20 |
|
|
|
C97600 |
|
66 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
25 |
|
|
|
C97800 |
| Aluminium bronze |
Bal |
0.1 |
0.03 |
0.5 |
4.0 - 5.5 |
4.0 - 5.5 |
3 |
8.8 - 10.0 |
C95800/AB2 |
