Silicon Brass

Silicon Brasses are type of high strength brasses which contains less than 20% Zinc and less than 6% Silicon.

It is a copper zinc alloy where sometimes Aluminium, Tin or Nickel are added to improve hardness and machining qualities. Silicon is abundant, inexpensive and non-toxic, which can change the characteristics of copper alloys when added.

Silicon brasses are stronger than traditional brasses and can offer benefits in a way that typical copper alloys cannot.

Properties:

Silicon brasses are typically chosen because of their high strength and high corrosion resistance.

These alloys are preferred over typical brasses because of lower conductivity.

Castings made of these alloys exhibits moderate strength and very good atmospheric corrosion resistance.

Self-lubricating properties of Silicon makes it an ideal choice for connections and fixtures applications.

SILICON BRASS INGOTS

AEPL Produces Silicon Brass ingots as per various International specifications.

For detailed information about specific alloy, kindly click on the below mentioned respective grades.

Material
Grade
Chemical Composition
CW-713R
CuZn37Mn3AlPb2Si
ELEMENT Cu Al Fe Ni Mn Zn Pb Sn Si Sb P Mg Bi OI
Min (%) 57.00 1.30 - - 1.50 Balance 0.20 - 0.30 - - - - -
Max (%) 59.00 2.30 1.00 1.00 3.00 0.80 0.40 1.30 - - - - 0.30
C-69100
ELEMENT Cu Al Fe Ni Mn Zn Pb Sn Si Sb P Mg Bi OI
Min (%) 81.00 0.70 - 0.80 - Balance - - 0.80 - - - - -
Max (%) 84.00 1.20 0.25 1.40 0.10 0.05 0.10 1.30 - - - - -
C-69400
ELEMENT Cu Al Fe Ni Mn Zn Pb Sn Si Sb P Mg Bi OI
Min (%) 80.00 - - - - Balance - - 3.50 - - - - -
Max (%) 83.00 - 0.20 - - 0.30 - 4.50 - - - - -
C-69700
ELEMENT Cu Al Fe Ni Mn Zn Pb Sn Si Sb P Mg Bi OI
Min (%) 75.00 - - - - Balance 0.50 - 2.50 - - - - -
Max (%) 80.00 - 0.20 - 0.40 1.50 - 3.50 - - - - -
C-87400
ELEMENT Cu Al Fe Ni Mn Zn Pb Sn Si Sb P Mg Bi OI
Min (%) 79.00 - - - - 12.00 - - 2.50 - - - - -
Max (%) - 0.80 - - - 16.00 1.00 - 4.00 - - - - -
C-87500
ELEMENT Cu Al Fe Ni Mn Zn Pb Sn Si Sb P Mg Bi OI
Min (%) 79.00 - - - - 12.00 - - 3.00 - - - - -
Max (%) - 0.50 - - - 16.00 0.09 - 5.00 - - - - -
C-87600
ELEMENT Cu Al Fe Ni Mn Zn Pb Sn Si Sb P Mg Bi OI
Min (%) 88.00 - - - - 4.00 - - 3.50 - - - - -
Max (%) - - 0.20 - 0.25 7.00 0.09 - 5.50 - - - - -
C-87800
ELEMENT Cu Al Fe Ni Mn Zn Pb Sn Si Sb P Mg As OI
Min (%) 80.00 - - - - 12.00 - - 3.80 - - - - -
Max (%) - 0.15 0.15 0.20 0.15 16.00 0.09 0.25 4.20 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.05 -
C-87850
ELEMENT Cu Al Fe Ni Mn Zn Pb Sn Si Sb P Mg Bi OI
Min (%) 74.00 - - - - Balance - - 2.70 - 0.05 - - -
Max (%) 78.00 - 0.10 0.20 0.10 0.09 0.30 3.40 0.10 0.20 - - -

Note : OI Means Other Impurities


Applications:

Silicon Brasses alloys have typical applications in the below sectors:

Industrial

Tubes, Hydraulic and Pneumatic, Valve Stems, Impellers, Gears, Corrosion resistant components.

Marine

Boat Parts, Small Boat Propellers, Marine Hardware.

Plumbing

Fixtures, Plumbing Parts.

Builders Hardware

Brackets, General Hardware, Windows Hardware.