1. Scope
1.1 This specification covers the requirements for specified copper-zinc-tin alloys and copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloys in the form of plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar. The alloys and nominal compositions are as follows:
Copper Alloy
UNS No. | Copper,
% | Tin,
% | Zinc,
% | Phos.,
%% | Iron,
% | Nickel,
% |
|---|
| | | | | | |
| C40500 | 95 | 1 | 4 | | | |
| C40810 | 95.5 | 2.0 | 2.22 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.15 |
| C40850 | 95.5 | 3.0 | 1.27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| C40860 | 94.8 | 2.0 | 3.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.1 |
| C41100 | 91 | 0.5 | 8.5 | | | |
| C41300 | 91 | 1 | 8 | | | |
| C41500 | 91 | 2 | 7 | | | |
| C42200 | 87 | 1 | 12 | | | |
| C42500 | 88 | 2 | 10 | | | |
| C42520 | 89.8 | 2.0 | 7.97 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| C43000 | 85 | 2 | 13 | | | |
| C43400 | 85 | 0.7 | 14.3 | | | |
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) 
The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
B248 Specification for General Requirements for Wrought Copper and Copper-Alloy Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Rolled Bar
B601 Classification for Temper Designations for Copper and Copper Alloys--Wrought and Cast
B846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys
E8 Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials
E18 Test Methods for Rockwell Hardness of Metallic Materials
E62 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper and Copper Alloys (Photometric Methods)
E76 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Nickel-Copper Alloys
E112 Test Methods for Determining Average Grain Size
E255 Practice for Sampling Copper and Copper Alloys for the Determination of Chemical Composition
E478 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Copper Alloys
E527 Practice for Numbering Metals and Alloys in the Unified Numbering System (UNS)
Keywords
copper-zinc-tin alloy plate; copper-zinc-tin alloy rolled bar; copper-zinc-tin alloy sheet; copper-zinc-tin alloy strip; copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloy plate; copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloy rolled bar; copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloy sheet; copper-zinc-tin-iron-nickel alloy strip; UNS C40500; UNS C40810; UNS C40850; UNS C41100; UNS C41300; UNS C41500; UNS C42200; UNS C42500; UNS C42520; UNS C43000; UNS C43400; Brass plate/sheet/strip/rolled bar; Copper alloy plate/sheet/strip/rolled bar--specifications; Copper-zinc-tin alloy; Tin brass; UNS C40500 (tin brass); UNS C40810 (tin brass); UNS C40850 (tin brass); UNS C40860 (tin brass); UNS C41100 (tin brass); UNS C41300 (tin brass); UNS C41500 (tin brass); UNS C42200 (tin brass); UNS C42500 (tin brass); UNS C42520 (tin brass); UNS C43000 (tin brass); UNS C43400 (tin brass);
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 77.150.30 (Copper products)
DOI: 10.1520/B0591-08
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