Brass
Alloys with copper minimum of 50% and main zinc addition. Usually have zinc contents among 5 and 46% and until 3% of lead to enhance its mechanization by take-off of shaving. They can also to carry other elements as aluminium, tin, silicon, iron or manganese to obtain special properties.
Designation | Chemical composition | Equiva- lence |
Density | Tensile strenght (kg/mm²) R • F |
Yield strenght R • F |
Elongation R • F |
Shear strength (kg/mm²) R • F |
K-601 | Cu 63% Zn 37% |
DIN 17660 Ms-63 |
8,5 | 36 • 39-63 | 14 • 5-17 | 53 • 35-2 | 27 • 28-34 |
K-602 | Cu57-59,5% Pb 1 to 3% Zn rest |
DIN 17660 Ms-58 |
8,5 | 37 • 43 | 16 • 30 | 35 • 20-15 | 29 • 32 |
K-603 | Cu 78% Zn 38% Al 2% |
Brass DIN 17661 So Ms 76 |
8,35 | 37 • | 14 • | 55 • | 28 • |
K-604 | Cu 61% Zn 38% Sn 1% |
Brass DIN 17661 So Ms 60 |
8,40 | 40 • | 17 • | 40 • | 29 • |
K-605 | Cu 64 Fe 2 Zn 27 Mn 2 Al 5 |
Brass DIN 17661 So Ms 64 |
8,75 | 60 • 74-84 | 32 • 60-73 | 25 • 20-10 | - |
Designation | Hardness R • F | Electric conduct. IACS |
Applications |
K-601 | H/B 80 • 100-165 R/B 42 • 55-85 |
28 | To give warm way and in cold bandy, riveted and emphasized. |
K-602 | H/B 95 • 90-145 R/B52 • 40-78 |
30 | To mechanize with take-off of shaving. Easy stampation in soft state. |
K-603 | H/B 70-75 • | 23 | Pipes of condenser, of evaporeters and of heat changers. |
K-604 | H/B • R/B 49 • |
26 | Contruction of devices, especially for pipe backgrounds. Boat iron-works. |
K-605 | H/B 140 • 155-250 R/B 76 • 82 |
13 | Pieces of very high resistance, especially with statics load. |
R = Coved F = Forge
H/B = Hardness Brinell R/B = Hardness Rockwell B.
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