Sl

Metal
No

Composition

01
02

Brass
Yellow Brass

64% Cu, 36% Zn

20-36% Zn

03

White Brass

10 % Cu, 90% Zn

04

Red Brass

05

Gliding Metal

95 % Cu, 5% Zn

06

Commercial
Bronze

90% Cu, 10% Zn

5- 20% Zn

Properties
Good corrosion resistance,
High Ductility, good strength
Ductile & Malleable
Corrosion resistance
Higher Strength than Cu
Cold & Hot Working,
Corrosion resistance

07

Red Brass

85% Cu, 15% Zn

08

Low Brass

80% Cu, 20% Zn

09

Free Cutting
Brass

61.5% Cu, 35.5 Zn,

3% Pb

10

Forging Brass

60% Cu, 38 Zn, 2%

Pb

11

Architectural
Bronze

57% Cu,40 %Zn,3

% Pb

Corrosion resistance
Mechanical Properties & corrosion
resistance
Hot Working Property
Forging & Free matching Propeties

Resistance to Salt water corrosion

12

13

Noval Brass OR
Tobin Bronze

Mn Bronze

60% Cu, 39% Zn,

1.15% Pb
58.5% Cu, 39% Zn,
1.4% Fe, 1% Sn, 0.1
% Mn

Strength & wear resistance

Uses

Ornamental metal
work
Coins, Medals, Tokens,
Fuse Caps
Costumes, Lipstick
cases
Electrical conductivity,
Sockets, Hardware,
Condenser
Ornamental metal
work, thermostat.
Hardware, Gears,
automatic high speed
screw m/c parts.
Hot Forging, Plumbing
parts
Decorative Moldings,
Grills, Industrail
Forging
Welding Rods,
Condenser Plates,
Pistons Rod, Valve
Streams
Clutch disks, extruded
shapes, pump rods

14

15

Leaded Red
Brass
Admiratly Brass

85% Cu, 5% Zn, 5%

Pb,
5% Sn

Casting, Sound less

small Gears
Decorative &
Architectural
application

71% Cu,28 %Zn,

1%Sn

Copper Alloys:
Cast Iron Types & Its Composition:
Sl No

Types

Carbon

Silicon

Phosphor

Sulphor

Manganes
e

01
02
03
04

White Cast Iron

Gray Cast Iron
Malleable Cast Iron
Nodular Cast Iron

1.8 3.6%
2.5 - 4%
2 2.65 %
3.2 4.5%

0.5- 1.5%
1 - 2.75%
0.9 - 1.4 %
1.8 - 2.8%

0.05 - 0.2%
0.15 - 1%
0.18%
0.3 %

0.12 0.35%
0.06 0.12%
0.05%
0.1%

0.1 - 0.4%
0.1 - 0.9%
0.25 - 0.55%
0.1 %

Sl
No

Metal

Melting Boiling
Point C Point C

Specific
Gravity

Composition

Properties

Uses

01

Pig Iron

1300

3-4 % C, 0.5 -0.35% Si, Weak Tension, Strong

0.1- 01% Mn
compression

02

Wrought Iron

1539

99.5% Fe, 0.02% %C.

Strong Tension, Weak

compression

Raw Material
For Cast iron &
Steel
Rivets, Bolts,
Nuts

1.7 - 3.75 % C,
1.2 - 5 % Si,
0.4 01% Mn

Weak Tension, Strong

compression

Bed Of M/C
Tools

03

Cast Iron

1250

Protective
coating on iron,
iron vessel.
Plating, Lining,
Food Canning
Making Shot
Bullets &
Alloys, Oxides
for paints

04

Zinc (Zn)

420

907

7.14

4% Zn, Small % of Cu,

Fe, Si & Rest is Mg

05

Tin (Sn)

232

769

7.31

60% Ni, 24% Fe,

16% Cr

Non corrosive

06

Lead (Pb)

327.5

1600

11.36

Occurs in free state

Ductile, Heavy

Obtained from ores of

Cu, Mn, & Fe

Non corrosive, Less

Ductile, Absorbs
Hydrogen

Plating for steel

& Iron vessels

Occurs in free state

Ductile, malleable &

Not attacked to alkalis.

Manufacturing
of HSS, Glass,
Ceramics,

07

08

Nickel (Ni)

Cobalt (Co)

1452

1480

2900

2900

8.9

8.90

Brittle Material