Copper Based Alloys in use by NFCA and Sample Applications

ECO BRASS

CA87850 Has less than 0.10% lead content

RED BRASS

CA83600 Valves, Fittings, Flanges, and Pump Castings

SEMI RED BRASS

CA84400 Hardware and Ornamental Casting

YELLOW BRASS CASTING ALLOY

CA85700 Plumber’s flanges, fittings, ornaments, and hardware

MANGANESE BRONZE

CA86300 Used for screw down nuts, slow-speed, heavy load bearings, gears, gibs and cams

CA86400 Used for brackets, free machine parts, lever arms, light duty gears, marine fittings and marine propellers

CA86500 Used for propellers for fresh and salt water, machinery parts substituting for steel or malleable iron

COPPER SILICON

CA87600 Used for corrosion brazing and welding applications, and as a substitute for Tin Zinc Bronze

LEADED TIN BRONZE

CA92200 Used for medium pressure hydraulic and steam components, marine and ornamental castings

CA90700 Used for worm wheels and gears, bushings for heavy loads, relatively slow speeds

HIGH LEADED TIN BRONZE

CA93200 Used for bearings and bushings

CA93700 Used for high speed, heavy pressure bushings, acid resistant, bearing plates

WHITE MANGANESE BRASS

CA99700 Used for ornamental castings

ALUMINUM BRONZE

CA95200 Used for gun mounts and slides, landing gear parts, marine engine parts

CA95300 Used for gears, cams, stripper nuts, high temperature applications

CA95400 Used for spur and low speed, worm gears, nuts, pumps, landing gears

CA95500 Used for bushings, landing gears, tank gun recoil mechanisms

CA95800 Used for saltwater exposed parts