ASTM B271-08 - 1.10.2008
 
1. Scope

1.1 This specification establishes requirements for centrifugal castings of copper-base alloys having the nominal compositions shown in Table 1.

1.2 The values stated in either SI units or inch-pound units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combining values from the two systems may result in non-conformance with the standard.

TABLE 1 Nominal Compositions

ClassificationCopper Alloy
UNS No.
Commercial
Designation
CopperTinLeadZincNickelIronAlum-
inum
Mang-
anese
Silicon

Leaded red brass

C83600

85-5-5-5

85

5

5

5

...

...

...

...

...

C83800

83-4-6-7 or commercial red brass

83

4

6

7

...

...

...

...

...

Leaded semi-red brass

C84400

81-3-7-9 or valve composition

81

3

7

9

...

...

...

...

...

C84800

76-2½-6½-15 or semi-red brass

76

2½

6½

15

...

...

...

...

...

Leaded yellow brass

C85200

high copper yellow brass

72

1

3

24

...

...

...

...

...

C85400

commercial No. 1 yellow brass

67

1

3

29

...

...

...

...

...

C85700

leaded naval brass

61

1

1

37

...

...

...

...

...

High-strength yellow brass

C86200

high-strength manganese bronze

63

...

...

27

...

3

4

3

...

C86300

high-strength manganese bronze

61

...

...

27

...

3

6

3

...

C86400

leaded manganese bronze

58

1

1

38

...

1

½

½

...

C86500

No. 1 manganese bronze

58

...

...

39

...

1

1

1

...

C86700

leaded manganese bronze

58

1

1

34

...

2

2

2

...

Silicon bronze and silicon

C87300

silicon bronze

95

...

...

...

...

...

...

1

4

brass

C87400

silicon brass

82

...

½

14

...

...

...

...

3½

C87500

silicon brass

82

...

...

14

...

...

...

...

4

C87600

silicon bronze

89

...

...

6

...

...

...

...

5

Tin bronze and leaded

C90300

88-8-0-4, or modified “G” bronze

88

8

...

4

...

...

...

...

...

tin bronze

C90500

88-10-0-2, or “G” bronze

88

10

...

2

...

...

...

...

...

C92200

88-6-2-4 or “M” bronze

88

6

2

4

...

...

...

...

...

C92300

87-8-1-4, or Navy PC

87

8

1

4

...

...

...

...

...

High-lead tin bronze

C93200

83-7-7-3

83

7

7

3

...

...

...

...

...

C93500

85-5-9-1

85

5

9

1

...

...

...

...

...

C93600

81-7-12

81

7

12

...

...

...

...

...

...

C93700

80-10-10

80

10

10

...

...

...

...

...

...

C93800

78-7-15

78

7

15

...

...

...

...

...

...

C94300

71-5-24

71

5

24

...

...

...

...

...

...

Aluminum bronze

C95200

Grade A

88

...

...

...

...

3

9

...

...

C95300

Grade B

89

...

...

...

...

1

10

...

...

C95400

Grade C

85

...

...

...

...

4

11

...

...

C95410

84

...

...

...

2

4

10

...

...

C95900

82.5

...

...

...

...

4.5

13

...

...

Nickel aluminum bronze

C95500

Grade D

81

...

...

...

4

4

11

...

...

C95520

78.5

...

...

...

5.5

5.0

11

...

...

C95800

81.3

...

...

...

4.5

4

9

1.2

...

Leaded nickel bronze

C97300

12 % leaded nickel silver

57

2

9

20

12

...

...

...

...

C97600

20 % leaded nickel silver

64

4

4

8

20

...

...

...

...

C97800

25 % leaded nickel silver

66

5

2

2

25

...

...

...

...

 
2. Referenced Documents

B208-14(2021)

Standard Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for Copper Alloy Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifugal, and Continuous Castings

B824-17(2025)

Standard Specification for General Requirements for Copper Alloy Castings

B846-24

Standard Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys