UNS (Unified Numbering System) - Equivalents
This is a list of the American UNS Standard's Cast Copper Alloys, and their equivalent or nearest equivalent in the EN, DIN and BS standards
UNS Equivalents
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The Unified Numbering System (UNS) of metals and alloys was developed by the American National Standards Institute - ANSI in 1974 to uniformly number commercial metals and alloys in the United States and is administered jointly by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and is easily the most comprehensive of all the standards.
UNS - Copper and Copper alloys - Ingots and Castings, contains 133 different alloys, and we present the main alloys in their alloy families with their EN, BS, and DIN equivalents or nearest equivalent. Sometimes, sometimes, despite the wide selction of UNS alloys, there are instances where a BS-1400 or an EN or DIN alloy does not have an UNS equivalent or even near equivalent.
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Please take note that in the data presented below:
- the footnotes. at the bottom of the page, listed alphabetically, contain important information.
- '*' indicates - this alloy has been registered with the U.S. EPA as Antimicrobial.
- '~' indicates - this is a nearest equivalent alloy match and there are differences in the composition of which to be aware.
- '#' indicates - Lead Free - designed to maintain the mechanical properties of the Lead (Pb) containing original, but now safe and free of Lead (Pb).
- 'GC' is short for Continuous Casting
- 'GZ' is short for Centrifugal Casting
- 'Rem' stands for Remainder, a synonym for Balance
- Values are given as maximum percentages, unless shown as a range or explicitly stated as minimum
- '%' refers to % by mass
Footnotes
The UNS element composition data and UNS numbers were sourced courtesy of the Copper Development Association.:
- a: Cu + sum of named elements, 99.5% min.
- b: Includes Ag. 99.1% min. j: Cu + sum of named elements, 98.9% min.
- c: Ni + Co.
- d: In determining copper min, copper can be calculated as Cu + Ni.
- e or € : Cu + sum of named elements, 99.3% min.
- f: For continuous castings, P will be 1.5%, max.
- g: Fe + Sb + As will be 0.50% max.
- h: Fe + Sb + As will be 0.8% max.
- i: Cu + sum of named elements, 99.1% min
- j: Cu + sum of named elements, 98.9% min
- k: Cu + sum of named elements, 98.7% min.
- l: Cu + sum of named elements, 99.0% min.
- m: Cu + of named elements, 99.2% min.
- n: 0.01—2.0% as any single or combination of Ce, La or other rare earth* elements, as agreed upon.
- o: Bi:Se >= 2:0
- p: Cu + sum of named elements, 99.4% min.
- q: Cu + sum of named elements, 99.7% min.
- r: Fe shall be 0.35% max, when used for steel-backed bearings.
- s: For continuous castings, S will be 0.25% max.
- t: The mechanical properties of C947: O heat treated: may not be attainable if the lead content exceeds 0.01 %.
- u: Cu + sum of named elements, 99.8% min.
- v: FC content shall not exceed Ni content.
- w: When the product or casting is intended for subsequent welding applications, and so specified by the purchaser, the Nb content will be 0.40% max.
- x: 'Ibe following additional maximum impurity limits will apply: 0.10% Al, 0.001 % B, 0.001% Bi, 0.005—0.15% Mg, 0.005% P, 0.0025% S, 0.02% Sb, 7.5—8.5% Sn, 0.01 % 'Il, 1.0% Zn.
- y: Cu + sum of named elements, 99.6% min.
- z: Pb and Ag can be adjusted to modify the alloy hardness.
- aa: Includes Co.
- *ASM International definition: one of the group of chemically similar metals with atomic numbers 57 through 71, referred to as Lanthanides.
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