ASTM B36/B36M : 01

Standard Specification for Brass Plate, Sheet, Strip, And Rolled Bar

Standard Details

1.1 This specification establishes the requirements for brass plate, sheet, strip, and rolled bar of the following alloys:

		Nominal Composition
Copper Alloy	Previously Used	Copper, %	Zinc, %
UNS No.	Designation

C21000	1	95	5
C22000	2	90	10
C22600	. . .	87.5	12.5
C23000	3	85	15
C24000	4	80	20
C26000	6	70	30
C26800	8	66	34
C27200	9	63	37
C28000	. . .	60	40

1.2 The values stated in either inch-pound units or SI units are to be regarded separately as standard. The values stated in each system may not be exact equivalents; therefore, each system shall be used independently of the other. Combing values from two systems may results in nonconformance with the standard.