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Brass - Basic Copper Zinc & Lead Alloys

On this page is a table of Brass - Basic Copper Zinc & Lead Alloys specifications, its data comes from many references and is accumulated here .

The Table below is as good a reference as to what brass can be found in various products and will provide valuable guide as to the type of metals that are contained within various Copper alloys.

It lists BS, European, CEN & ISO identification, listing Common British Description, a brief remark on use & its availability.

Binary Copper-Zinc Alloys Usage Data
BS EN Compositional   Type Availibility
DesignationNumberHistoric BS EquivalentCommon
British Description
RemarksTubeRodProfilesWireForgingPlate
Sheet
Strip
CuZn0,5 CW119C N/A N/A Used for radiator fin strip and for building purposes.             
CuZn5 CW500L CZ125 Cap copper Industrial use practically confined to caps for ammunition. ✔  ✔         ✔
CuZn10 CW501L CZ101 Gilding metal Good corrosion resistance. Used for architectural metalwork and costume jewellery. Can be brazed and enamelled. ✔     ✔    ✔
CuZn15 CW502L CZ102 Gilding metal As above. This alloy is used for condenser cooling units, gauges and instrument tubes. ✔    ✔     ✔
CuZn20 CW503L CZ103 Ductile Brass As above. This alloy has good deep drawing properties. ✔    ✔     ✔
CuZn28 CW504L  N/A  N/A Suitable for cold deformation.   ✔           
CuZn30 CW505L CZ106 70/30 brass (cartridge brass) In sheet form known as deep drawing brass. As wire, suitable for severe cold deformation. ✔    ✔     ✔
CuZn33 CW506L N/A N/A  A good cold working brass.    ✔         ✔
CuZn36 CW507L N/A  N/A General purpose alloy suitable for simple forming.  ✔  ✔  ✔     ✔
CuZn37 CW508L CZ108  Common brass  General purpose alloy suitable for simple forming.  ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔   ✔
CuZn40 CW509L CZ103 N/A   Good for hot working. Limited ductility at room temperature. ✔  ✔    ✔   ✔

 

Copper-Zinc-Lead Alloys Usage Data

BS EN Compositional   Type Availibility
DesignationNumberHistoric BS EquivalentCommon
British Description
RemarksTubeRodProfilesWireForgingPlate
Sheet
Strip
CuZn35Pb1 CW600N N/A N/A Machinable and has good workability. ✔  ✔  ✔  ✔     ✔
CuZn35Pb2 CW601N  N/A N/A  Machinable and has good workability. Used for riveting. ✔  ✔   ✔  ✔      
CuZn36Pb2As   CW602N CZ132   Dezincification resistant brass Good hot ductility. Heat treated to give dezincification resistance.  ✔     ✔    
CuZn36Pb3  CW603N  CZ124  Free cutting brass  Excellent machinability but very limited cold workability. ✔       
CuZn37Pb0,5   CW604N  N/A N/A  Machinable and has some cold workability.         
 CuZn37Pb1  CW605N N/A  N/A   Machinable and has good to very good cold workability.  ✔  ✔          
CuZn37Pb2   CW606N  CZ119/131  Free cutting brass with improved ductility Good machinability, some cold workability. Used for cold heading and riveting.     ✔ ✔  ✔   
CuZn38Pb1  CW607N   CZ129 N/A  Machinable and has good to very good cold workability  ✔  ✔         
CuZn38Pb2   CW608N  CZ120  Engraving Brass Good machinability, sufficient ductility for some cold work. ✔  ✔ 
 CuZn38Pb4 CW609N   CZ121Pb4  High speed machining brass  Extra high machining speeds but very limited cold workability. Also used for hot stamping.   ✔       
 CuZn39Pb0,5 CW610N  CZ137  N/A   Machinable and has some workability.    ✔ ✔ 
 CuZn39Pb1 CW611N   CZ129 Free cutting 60/40 brass k nown as bending brass Commonly used for hot stamping. Machinable and good workability with fine dispersion of lead particles.
 
  ✔    ✔     
CuZn39Pb2 CW612N CZ120/128 Free cutting brass with improved ductility Good machinability, some cold workability but lower than that of CZ131.   ✔ 
CuZn39Pb2Sn  CW613N  N/A N/A  Similar to CZ128 but with higher permitted impurity level. Unsuitable for machining at highest speeds.    ✔     ✔    
CuZn39Pb3  CW614N  CZ121Pb3  High speed machining brass  Excellent machinability, very limited cold workability. Also used for hot stamping.  ✔   ✔ ✔     
CuZn39Pb3Sn CW615N  N/A   N/A   Similar to CZ121Pb3 but with higher permitted impurity level. Unsuitable for machining at highest speeds.          ✔     
CuZn40Pb1Al CW616N      Forging brass. The aluminium gives an attractive colour and eases extraction from the dies.             
CuZn40Pb2  CW617N   CZ122 Stamping Brass  Most popular alloy for hot stamping. Excellent machinability but very limited cold ductility compared with alloys also containing 2%Pb but with higher copper content.  ✔  ✔  ✔     
CuZn40Pb2Al  CW618N    Brass for architectural sections  Good bright yellow colour for architectural profiles. The higher the zinc content the more complex the profiles achievable.             
CuZn40Pb2Sn  CW619N      Similar to CZ122 but with higher permitted impurity level. Unsuitable for machining at highest speeds.    ✔     ✔    
CuZn41Pb1Al   CW620N      Production of complex profiles by hot extrusion.             
CuZn42PbAl   CW621N     Production of complex profiles by hot extrusion.             
 CuZn43Pb1Al  CW622N      Production of complex profiles by hot extrusion.            
CuZn43Pb2 CW623N  CZ130    Production of complex profiles by hot extrusion. Aluminium free.
(The British Standard CZ130 covers aluminium contents from 0 to 0.5%) 
           
CuZn43Pb2Al CW624N CZ130   Good bright yellow colour for architectural profiles. The higher the zinc content the more complex the profiles achievable.