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Standard Specification for

Copper-Base Alloy Centrifugal Castings1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation B 271; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.

1. Scope * the purchase order when required:

1.1 This specification establishes requirements for centrifu- 4.2.1 Chemical analysis of residual elements (Section 6.3),
gal castings of copper-base alloys having the nominal compo- 4.2.2 Pressure test or soundness requirements (Specification
sitions shown in Table 1. B 824),
1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are the standard. 4.2.3 Approval of weld repair (Section 8),
SI values in parentheses are given for information only. 4.2.4 Certification (Specification B 824),
4.2.5 Foundry test report (Specification B 824),
2. Referenced Documents 4.2.6 Witness inspection (Specification B 824),
2.1 The following documents in the current issue of the 4.2.7 Product marking (Specification B 824), and
Book of Standards form a part of this specification to the extent 4.2.8 Castings for seawater service (Section 5.2).
referenced herein:
5. Materials and Manufacture
2.2 ASTM Standards:
B 208 Practice for Preparing Tension Test Specimens for 5.1 Castings in Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C95300, C95400,
Copper-Base Alloys for Sand, Permanent Mold, Centrifu- C95410, and C95500 may be supplied in the heat treated
gal, and Continuous Castings2 condition to obtain the higher mechanical properties shown in
B 824 Specification for General Requirements for Copper Table 2. Suggested heat treatments for these alloys and Copper
Alloy Castings2 Alloy UNS No. C95520 are given in Table 3. Actual practice
B 846 Terminology for Copper and Copper Alloys2 may vary by manufacturer.
5.2 For better corrosion resistance in seawater applications,
3. Terminology castings in Copper Alloy UNS No. C95800 shall be given a
3.1 Definitions of terms relating to copper alloys can be temper anneal heat treatment at 1250 6 50°F (675 6 10°C) for
found in Terminology B 846. 6 h minimum. Cooling shall be by the fastest means possible
that will not cause distortion or cracking which renders the
4. Ordering Information castings unusable for the intended application.
4.1 Orders for centrifugal castings under this specification 5.3 Castings in Copper Alloy UNS No. C95900 are nor-
should include the following information: mally supplied annealed between 1100°F (595°C) and 1300°F
4.1.1 Specification title, number, and year of issue, (705°C) for 4 h followed by air cooling.
4.1.2 Quantity (length or number) of castings, 5.4 Castings in Copper Alloy UNS No. C95520 are used in
4.1.3 Copper Alloy UNS Number (Table 1) and temper the heat treated condition only.
(as-cast, heat-treated, etc.),
6. Chemical Composition
4.1.4 Dimensions or drawing number and condition (as-
cast, machined, etc.), 6.1 The centrifugal castings shall conform to the chemical
4.1.5 ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code requirements requirement shown in Table 4 for the Copper Alloy UNS
(Section 9), Numbers specified in the purchase order.
4.1.6 When castings are purchased for agencies of the U.S. 6.2 These specification limits do not preclude the presence
Government, the Supplementary Requirements in Specification of other elements. Limits may be established and analysis
B 824 may be specified. required for unnamed elements agreed upon between the
4.2 The following are optional and should be specified in manufacturer or supplier and the purchaser. Copper or zinc
may be given as remainder and may be taken as the difference
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between the sum of all elements analyzed and 100 %. When all
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee B-5 on Copper
and Copper Alloys and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee B05.05 on
named elements in Table 2 are analyzed, their sum shall be as
Castings and Ingots for Remelting. specified in Table 5.
Current edition approved Sept. 10, 1996. Published November 1996. Originally 6.3 It is recognized that residual elements may be present in
published as B 271 – 54. Last previous edition B 271 – 95. cast copper-base alloys. Analysis shall be made for residual
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 02.01.

*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standard.

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 B 271
TABLE 1 Nominal Compositions
Copper Alloy Commercial Alum- Mang-
Classification Copper Tin Lead Zinc Nickel Iron Silicon
UNS No. Designation inum anese
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 76-21⁄2-61⁄2-15 or semi-red brass 76 21⁄2 61⁄2 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 1⁄2 1⁄2 ...
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 ... 1⁄2 14 ... ... ... ... 31⁄2
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 ... ... ... ...

elements only when specified in the purchase order. serial number that will identify the casting as to the month in
which it was poured. Marking shall be in such a position as to
7. Mechanical Properties not injure the usefulness of the casting.
7.1 Mechanical properties shall be determined from test bar
castings cast in accordance with Practice B 208 and shall meet 10. General Requirements
the requirements shown in Table 2. 10.1 The following sections of Specification B 824 form a
part of this specification. In the event of a conflict between this
8. Weld Repair specification and Specification B 824, the requirements of this
8.1 The castings shall not be weld repaired without cus- specification shall take precedence.
tomer approval. 10.1.1 Terminology (Section 3),
10.1.2 Other Requirements (Section 6),
9. ASME Requirements
10.1.3 Dimensions, Mass, and Permissible Variations (Sec-
9.1 When specified in the purchase order to meet ASME tion 7),
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code requirements castings in 10.1.4 Workmanship, Finish, and Appearance (Section 8),
Copper Alloy UNS Nos. C95200 and C95400 shall comply 10.1.5 Sampling (Section 9),
with the following: 10.1.6 Number of Tests and Retests (Section 10),
9.1.1 Certification requirements of Specification B 824.
10.1.7 Specimen Preparation (Section 11),
9.1.2 Foundry test report requirements of Specification
10.1.8 Test Methods (Section 12),
B 824.
9.1.3 Castings shall be marked with the manufacturer’s 10.1.9 Significance of Numerical Limits (Section 13),
name, the Copper Alloy UNS No., and the casting quality 10.1.10 Inspection (Section 14),
factor. In addition, heat numbers or serial numbers that are 10.1.11 Rejection and Rehearing (Section 15),
traceable to heat numbers shall be marked on all pressure- 10.1.12 Certification (Section 16),
containing castings individually weighing 50 lb (22.7 kg) or 10.1.13 Test Report (Section 17),
more. Pressure-containing castings weighing less than 50 lb 10.1.14 Packaging and Package Marking (Section 19), and
(22.7 kg) shall be marked with either the heat number or a 10.1.15 Supplementary Requirements.

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TABLE 2 Mechanical Requirements
Copper Alloy Tensile Strength, min Yield Strength,A min Elongation in 2 in. Brinell Hardness No.B
UNS No. ksi C
MPa D
ksi C
MPa D Or 50 mm, min, % (3000-kG Load), min

C83600 30 207 14 97 20 ...

C83800 30 207 13 90 20 ...
C84400 29 200 13 90 18 ...
C84800 28 193 12 83 16 ...
C85200 35 241 12 83 25 ...
C85400 30 207 11 76 20 ...
C85700 40 276 14 97 15 ...
C86200 90 621 45 310 18 ...
C86300 110 758 60 414 12 ...
C86400 60 414 20 138 15 ...
C86500 65 448 25 172 20 ...
C86700 80 552 32 221 15 ...
C87300 45 310 18 124 20 ...
C87400 50 345 21 145 18 ...
C87500 60 414 24 165 16 ...
C87600 60 414 30 207 16 ...
C87610 45 310 18 124 20 ...
C90300 40 276 18 124 20 ...
C90500 40 276 18 124 20 ...
C92200 34 234 16 110 22 ...
C92300 36 248 16 110 18 ...
C93200 30 207 14 97 15 ...
C93500 28 193 12 83 15 ...
C93600 32 221 16 110 15 ...
C93700 30 207 12 83 15 ...
C93800 26 179 14 97 12 ...
C94300 24 165 ... ... 10 ...
C95200 65 450 25 170 20 110
C95300 65 450 25 170 20 110
C95300(HT) 80 550 40 275 12 160
C95400 75 515 30 205 12 150
C95400(HT) 90 620 45 310 6 190
C95410 75 515 30 205 12 150
C95410(HT) 90 620 45 310 6 190
C95500 90 620 40 275 6 190
C95500(HT) 110 760 60 415 5 200
C95520(HT) 125 862 95E 655E 3 262
C95800F 85 585 35 240 15 ...
C95900 ... ... ... ... ... 241 min
C97300 30 207 15 97 8 ...
C97600 40 276 17 117 10 ...
C97800 50 345 22 152 10 ...
A
Yield strength shall be determined as the stress producing an elongation under load of 0.5 %, that is 0.01 in. (0.254 mm) in a gage length of 2 in. (50.8 mm).
B
For information only.
C
ksi − 1000 psi.
D
See Appendix.
E
Yield strength at 0.2 % offset.
F
As cast or temper annealed.

TABLE 3 Suggested Heat Treatments 11.3 Separately cast test bars representing castings in Cop-
Copper Alloy
Solution Treatment Annealing Treatment per Alloy UNS Nos. C95300HT, C95400HT, C95410HT,
(not less than 1 h (not less than 2 h
UNS No.
followed by water quench) followed by air cool)
C95500HT, C95520HT, C95800 temper annealed, and C95900
annealed shall be heat treated with the castings.
C95300 1585–1635°F 1150–1225°F
(860–890°C) (620–660°C)
C95400 12. Test Methods
C95410 1600–1675°F 1150–1225°F
C95500 (870–910°C) (620–660°C) 12.1 Analytical chemical methods are given in Specification
C95520 (2 h followed by 925–1000°F
B 824.
water quench) (495–540°C) 12.1.1 Test methods to be followed for the determination of
1600–1700°F
(870–925°C)
elements resulting from contractual or purchase order agree-
ment shall be as agreed upon between the manufacturer or
supplier and the purchaser.
11. Sampling
12.2 Brinell hardness readings shall be taken on the grip end
11.1 Separate centrifugally cast test bars shall be made in of the tension test bar and shall be made in accordance with
accordance with Practice B 208. Test Method E 10, with the exception that a 3000 kg load shall
11.2 At the manufacturer’s option test bars may be removed be used.
from the casting instead of from a separately cast coupon.

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 TABLE 4 Chemical Requirements
Composition, % max Except as Indicated
Major Elements Residual Elements
Copper Alloy
UNS No. Nickel incl Nickel incl
Copper Tin Lead Zinc Iron Aluminum Manganese Silicon Iron Antimony Sulfur Phosphorus Aluminum Other Silicon
Cobalt Cobalt
C83600 84.0–86.0 4.0–6.0 4.0–6.0 4.0–6.0 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.30 0.25 ... 0.08 0.05 0.005 ... 0.005
C83800 82.0–83.8 3.3–4.2 5.0–7.0 5.0–8.0 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.30 0.25 ... 0.08 0.03 0.005 ... 0.005
C84400 78.0–82.0 2.3–3.5 6.0–8.0 7.0–10.0 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.40 0.25 ... 0.08 0.02 0.005 ... 0.005
C84800 75.0–77.0 2.0–3.0 5.5–7.0 13.0–17.0 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.40 0.25 ... 0.08 0.02 0.005 ... 0.005
C85200 70.0–74.0 0.7–2.0 1.5–3.8 20.0–27.0 ... ... ... ... ... 0.6 0.20 1.0 0.05 0.02 0.005 ... 0.05
C85400 65.0–70.0 0.50–1.5 1.5–3.8 24.0–32.0 ... ... ... ... ... 0.7 ... 1.0 ... ... 0.35 ... 0.05
C85700 58.0–64.0 0.50–1.5 0.8–1.5 32.0–40.0 ... ... ... ... ... 0.7 ... 1.0 ... ... 0.55 ... 0.05
C86200 60.0–66.0 0.20 0.20 22.0–28.0 2.0–4.0 ... 3.0–4.9 2.5–5.0 ... ... ... 1.0 ... ... ... ... ...
C86300 60.0–66.0 0.20 0.20 22.0–28.0 2.0–4.0 ... 5.0–7.5 2.5–5.0 ... ... ... 1.0 ... ... ... ... ...
C86400 56.0–62.0 0.50–1.5 0.50–1.5 34.0–42.0 0.40–2.0 ... 0.50–1.5 0.10–1.0 ... ... ... 1.0 ... ... ... ... ...
C86500 55.0–60.0 1.0 0.40 36.0–42.0 0.40–2.0 ... 0.50–1.5 0.10–1.5 ... ... ... 1.0 ... ... ... ... ...
C86700 55.0–60.0 1.5 0.50–1.5 30.0–38.0 1.0–3.0 ... 1.0–3.0 1.0–3.5 ... ... ... 1.0 ... ... ... ... ...
C87300 94.0 min ... 0.20 0.25 ... ... ... 0.8–1.5 3.5–5.0 0.20 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
C87400 79.0 min ... 1.0 12.0–16.0 ... ... ... ... 2.5–4.0 ... ... ... ... ... 0.80 ... ...
C87500 79.0 min ... 0.50 12.0–16.0 ... ... ... ... 3.0–5.0 ... ... ... ... ... 0.50 ... ...
C87600 88.0 min ... 0.50 4.0–7.0 ... ... ... ... 3.5–5.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
C90300 86.0–89.0 7.5–9.0 0.30 3.0–5.0 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.20 0.20 ... 0.05 0.05 0.005 ... 0.005
C90500 86.0–89.0 9.0–11.0 0.30 1.0–3.0 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.20 0.20 ... 0.05 0.05 0.005 ... 0.005
C92200 86.0–90.0 5.5–6.5 1.0–2.0 3.0–5.0 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.25 0.25 ... 0.05 0.05 0.005 ... 0.005
A
C92300 85.0–89.0 7.5–9.0 0.30–1.0 2.5–5.0 ... 1.0 ... ... ... 0.25 0.25 ... 0.05 0.05 0.005 ... 0.005
A
C93200 81.0–85.0 6.3–7.5 6.0–8.0 2.0–4.0 ... 1.0 ... ... ... 0.20 0.35 ... 0.08 0.15 0.005 ... 0.005
A
C93500 83.0–86.0 4.3–6.0 8.0–10.0 2.0 ... 1.0 ... ... ... 0.20 0.30 ... 0.08 0.05 0.005 ... 0.005

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C93600 79.0–83.0 6.0–8.0 11.0–13.0 1.0 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.20 0.55 ... 0.08 0.15 0.005 ... 0.005
C93700 78.0–82.0 9.0–11.0 8.0–11.0 0.8 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.15 0.50 ... 0.08 0.15 0.005 ... 0.005
C93800 75.0–79.0 6.3–7.5 13.0–16.0 0.8 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.15 0.80 ... 0.08 0.05 0.005 ... 0.005
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C94300 67.0–72.0 4.5–6.0 23.0–27.0 0.8 ... 1.0A ... ... ... 0.15 0.80 ... 0.08 0.05 0.005 ... 0.005
C95200 86.0 min ... ... ... 2.5–4.0 ... 8.5–9.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
C95300 86.0 min ... ... ... 0.8–1.5 ... 9.0–11.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
C95400 83.0 min ... ... ... 3.0–5.0 1.5 10.0–11.5 0.50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
C95410 83.0 min ... ... ... 3.0–5.0 1.5–2.5 10.0–11.5 0.50 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
C95500 78.0 min ... ... ... 3.0–5.5 3.0–5.5 10.0–11.5 3.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
C95520 74.5 min ... ... ... 4.0–5.5 4.2–6.0 10.5–11.5 1.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... CR 0.05 0.15
CO 0.20
SN 0.25
Pb 0.03
Zn 0.30
C95800 79.0 min ... ... ... 3.5–4.5B 4.0–5.0B 8.5–9.5 0.80–1.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Pb 0.03 0.10
C95900 rem. ... ... ... 3.0–5.0 0.5 12.0–13.5 1.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
C97300 53.0–58.0 1.5–3.0 8.0–11.0 17.0–25.0 1.5 11.0–14.0 ... ... ... ... 0.35 ... 0.08 0.05 0.005 0.50 0.15
C97600 63.0–67.0 3.5–4.5 3.0–5.0 3.0–9.0 1.5 19.0–21.5 ... ... ... ... 0.25 ... 0.08 0.05 0.005 1.0 0.15
C97800 64.0–67.0 4.0–5.5 1.0–2.5 1.0–4.0 1.5 24.0–27.0 ... ... ... ... 0.20 ... 0.08 0.05 0.005 1.0 0.15
A
In determining copper minimum copper may be calculated as copper plus nickel.
B
Iron content shall not exceed nickel content.
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13. Product Marking TABLE 5 Sum of All Named Elements Analyzed
Copper Plus Copper Plus
Copper Alloy Copper Alloy
13.1 When specified in the purchase order the castings shall UNS No.
Named Elements
UNS No.
Named Elements
be marked with the alloy number. % min % min
C83600 99.3 C92200 99.3
C83800 99.3 C92300 99.3
14. Keywords C84400 99.3 C93200 99.2
C84800 99.3 C93500 99.4
C85200 99.1 C93600 99.3
14.1 centrifugal castings; copper alloy castings; copper-base C85400 98.9 C93700 99.0
alloy castings C85700 98.7 C93800 98.9
C86200 99.0 C94300 99.0
C86300 99.0 C95200 99.0
C86400 99.0 C95300 99.0
C86500 99.0 C95400 99.5
C86700 99.0 C95410 99.5
C87300 99.5 C95500 99.5
C87400 99.2 C95520 99.5
C87500 99.5 C95800 99.5
C87600 99.5 C95900 99.5
C90300 99.4 C97300 99.0
C90500 99.7 C97600 99.7
C97800 99.6

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

This section identifies the principle changes to this specification since the last issue.

(1) Corrected the zinc range of Copper Alloy UNS No.

C86400.

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