Bronze Alloy Reference
Technical specifications for 34 bronze and brass alloys. All UNS alloy data verified against CDA specifications; the sintered SAE grades list typical data.
| Alloy Code | Name & Composition | Components | Tensile | Hardness | Machinability | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C10100 | Oxygen-Free Electronic Copper (OFE) Wrought |
Copper
|
32–66 ksi | 10–62 RB | 20 | |
| C11000 | Electrolytic Tough Pitch Copper (ETP) Wrought |
Copper
|
32–66 ksi | 10–95 RB | 20 | |
| C23000 | Red Brass, 85% Wrought |
Zinc
|
39–72 ksi | 45–86 RB | 30 | |
| C26000 | Cartridge Brass Wrought |
Zinc
|
44–76 ksi | 20–82 RB | 30 | |
| C31400 | Leaded Commercial Bronze Wrought |
ZincLead
|
37–54 ksi | 55–80 RF | 80 | |
| C34500 | High-Leaded Brass Wrought |
ZincLead
|
40–57 ksi | 40–60 RB | 90 | |
| C35300 | High-Leaded Brass Wrought |
ZincLead
|
49–74 ksi | 55–87 RB | 90 | |
| C36000 | Free-Cutting Brass Wrought |
ZincLead
|
49–68 ksi | 55–78 RB | 100 | |
| C37700 | Forging Brass Wrought |
ZincLead
|
52–70 ksi | 45–78 RB | 80 | |
| C38000 | Architectural Bronze, Low Leaded Wrought |
ZincLead
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| C38500 | Architectural Bronze Wrought |
ZincLead
|
55–70 ksi | 50–80 RB | 90 | |
| C46400 | Naval Brass Wrought |
ZincTin
|
55–88 ksi | 30–80 RB | 30 | |
| C48200 | Naval Brass, Medium Leaded Wrought |
ZincTinLead
|
56–75 ksi | 55–78 RB | 50 | |
| C48500 | Naval Brass (High Lead) Wrought |
ZincLeadTin
|
55–75 ksi | 35–70 RB | 70 | |
| C62300 | Aluminum Bronze Wrought |
AluminumIron
|
75–82 ksi | 70–80 RB | 50 | |
| C62400 | Aluminum Bronze Wrought |
AluminumIron
|
85–100 ksi | 85–96 RB | 50 | |
| C63000 | Nickel Aluminum Bronze Wrought |
AluminumNickelIron
|
85–105 ksi | 85–100 RB | 30 | |
| C63200 | Nickel Aluminum Bronze Wrought |
AluminumNickelIron
|
95–105 ksi | 89–96 RB | 30 | |
| C64200 | Silicon Aluminum Bronze Wrought |
AluminumSilicon
|
70–85 ksi | 65–85 RB | 60 | |
| C64700 | Nickel-Silicon Bronze Wrought |
NickelSilicon
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| C67300 | Leaded Manganese Bronze Wrought |
ManganeseLead
|
65 ksi | 80 RB | N/A | |
| C67410 | High-Strength Manganese Bronze Wrought |
ManganeseAluminum
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| C86300 (SAE 430B) | Manganese Bronze Cast |
ManganeseZincIron
|
110–119 ksi | 223–240 HB | 8 | |
| C90300 | Tin Bronze Cast |
TinZinc
|
40–45 ksi | 65–75 HB | 30 | |
| C90500 | Tin Bronze (Gun Metal) Cast |
Tin
|
40–45 ksi | 70–80 HB | 30 | |
| C90700 | Tin Bronze (Gear Bronze) Cast |
Tin
|
35–55 ksi | 65–102 HB | 20 | |
| C93200 (SAE 660) | High-Leaded Tin Bronze Cast |
TinLead
|
35–40 ksi | 60–68 HB | 70 | |
| C93700 | High Leaded Tin Bronze Cast |
TinLead
|
30–35 ksi | 55–65 HB | 80 | |
| C95400 | Aluminum Bronze Cast |
AluminumIron
|
75–90 ksi | 150–170 HB | 60 | |
| C95500 | Nickel Aluminum Bronze Cast |
AluminumNickelIron
|
90–110 ksi | 170–200 HB | 50 | |
| C95510 | Nickel Aluminum Bronze (HT) Cast |
AluminumNickelIron
|
N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| C95900 | Aluminum Bronze (High Al) Cast |
AluminumIron
|
N/A | 241 HB | N/A | |
| SAE 841 | Sintered Bronze Sintered |
TinOil-Impregnated
|
14 ksi | 45–70 RH | N/A | |
| SAE 863 | Sintered Bronze (High Density) Sintered |
TinOil-Impregnated
|
21 ksi | 60–85 RH | N/A |
C10100
Oxygen-Free Electronic Copper (OFE)
Wrought
Copper
Tensile
32–66 ksi
Hardness
10–62 RB
Machinability
20
C11000
Electrolytic Tough Pitch Copper (ETP)
Wrought
Copper
Tensile
32–66 ksi
Hardness
10–95 RB
Machinability
20
C23000
Red Brass, 85%
Wrought
Zinc
Tensile
39–72 ksi
Hardness
45–86 RB
Machinability
30
C26000
Cartridge Brass
Wrought
Zinc
Tensile
44–76 ksi
Hardness
20–82 RB
Machinability
30
C31400
Leaded Commercial Bronze
Wrought
ZincLead
Tensile
37–54 ksi
Hardness
55–80 RF
Machinability
80
C34500
High-Leaded Brass
Wrought
ZincLead
Tensile
40–57 ksi
Hardness
40–60 RB
Machinability
90
C35300
High-Leaded Brass
Wrought
ZincLead
Tensile
49–74 ksi
Hardness
55–87 RB
Machinability
90
C36000
Free-Cutting Brass
Wrought
ZincLead
Tensile
49–68 ksi
Hardness
55–78 RB
Machinability
100
C37700
Forging Brass
Wrought
ZincLead
Tensile
52–70 ksi
Hardness
45–78 RB
Machinability
80
C38000
Architectural Bronze, Low Leaded
Wrought
ZincLead
Tensile
N/A
Hardness
N/A
Machinability
N/A
C38500
Architectural Bronze
Wrought
ZincLead
Tensile
55–70 ksi
Hardness
50–80 RB
Machinability
90
C46400
Naval Brass
Wrought
ZincTin
Tensile
55–88 ksi
Hardness
30–80 RB
Machinability
30
C48200
Naval Brass, Medium Leaded
Wrought
ZincTinLead
Tensile
56–75 ksi
Hardness
55–78 RB
Machinability
50
C48500
Naval Brass (High Lead)
Wrought
ZincLeadTin
Tensile
55–75 ksi
Hardness
35–70 RB
Machinability
70
C62300
Aluminum Bronze
Wrought
AluminumIron
Tensile
75–82 ksi
Hardness
70–80 RB
Machinability
50
C62400
Aluminum Bronze
Wrought
AluminumIron
Tensile
85–100 ksi
Hardness
85–96 RB
Machinability
50
C63000
Nickel Aluminum Bronze
Wrought
AluminumNickelIron
Tensile
85–105 ksi
Hardness
85–100 RB
Machinability
30
C63200
Nickel Aluminum Bronze
Wrought
AluminumNickelIron
Tensile
95–105 ksi
Hardness
89–96 RB
Machinability
30
C64200
Silicon Aluminum Bronze
Wrought
AluminumSilicon
Tensile
70–85 ksi
Hardness
65–85 RB
Machinability
60
C64700
Nickel-Silicon Bronze
Wrought
NickelSilicon
Tensile
N/A
Hardness
N/A
Machinability
N/A
C67300
Leaded Manganese Bronze
Wrought
ManganeseLead
Tensile
65 ksi
Hardness
80 RB
Machinability
N/A
C67410
High-Strength Manganese Bronze
Wrought
ManganeseAluminum
Tensile
N/A
Hardness
N/A
Machinability
N/A
C86300 (SAE 430B)
Manganese Bronze
Cast
ManganeseZincIron
Tensile
110–119 ksi
Hardness
223–240 HB
Machinability
8
C90300
Tin Bronze
Cast
TinZinc
Tensile
40–45 ksi
Hardness
65–75 HB
Machinability
30
C90500
Tin Bronze (Gun Metal)
Cast
Tin
Tensile
40–45 ksi
Hardness
70–80 HB
Machinability
30
C90700
Tin Bronze (Gear Bronze)
Cast
Tin
Tensile
35–55 ksi
Hardness
65–102 HB
Machinability
20
C93200 (SAE 660)
High-Leaded Tin Bronze
Cast
TinLead
Tensile
35–40 ksi
Hardness
60–68 HB
Machinability
70
C93700
High Leaded Tin Bronze
Cast
TinLead
Tensile
30–35 ksi
Hardness
55–65 HB
Machinability
80
C95400
Aluminum Bronze
Cast
AluminumIron
Tensile
75–90 ksi
Hardness
150–170 HB
Machinability
60
C95500
Nickel Aluminum Bronze
Cast
AluminumNickelIron
Tensile
90–110 ksi
Hardness
170–200 HB
Machinability
50
C95510
Nickel Aluminum Bronze (HT)
Cast
AluminumNickelIron
Tensile
N/A
Hardness
N/A
Machinability
N/A
C95900
Aluminum Bronze (High Al)
Cast
AluminumIron
Tensile
N/A
Hardness
241 HB
Machinability
N/A
SAE 841
Sintered Bronze
Sintered
TinOil-Impregnated
Tensile
14 ksi
Hardness
45–70 RH
Machinability
N/A
SAE 863
Sintered Bronze (High Density)
Sintered
TinOil-Impregnated
Tensile
21 ksi
Hardness
60–85 RH
Machinability
N/A
Bronze Guides
- Bronze Bushing Size Chart Standard sleeve and flanged bushing sizes, inch and metric, with labeled dimension diagrams.
- What Is Sintered Bronze and How Is It Made? The powder metallurgy process, why the pores matter, and where SAE 841 and SAE 863 fit.
- How Machinable Is SAE 841 Sintered Bronze? Why oil-impregnated parts are used as-sintered, and what DBM does when a print will not fit the catalog.
- Brass vs Bronze Bushings: Which Do You Need? Selection guidance between the copper-zinc brasses and the bearing bronzes.
