In metallurgy and foundry industry, non-ferrous metals are metals or alloys that do not contain iron (ferrite) in appreciable amounts. Compared to ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals have many advantages of low weight (e.g. aluminium), higher conductivity (e.g. copper), non-magnetic property or resistance to corrosion (e.g. zinc). The most widely used non-ferrous metals for castings include aluminium, copper, nickel, chrome, molybdenum, manganese, magnesium and zinc, and alloys such as brass and bronze.
| Grade of Brass and Bronze from Different Markets | |||||||
| China | Germany | Europe | International | USA | Japan | ||
| GB | DIN | EN | ISO | UNS | JIS | ||
| Symbol | No. | Symbol | No. | Symbol | No. | No. | |
| TU2 | OF-Cu | 2.004 | Cu-OFE | CW009A | Cu-OF | C10100 | C1011 |
| - | SE-Cu | 2.007 | Cu-HCP | CW021A | - | C10300 | - |
| - | SE-Cu | 2.007 | Cu-PHC | CW020A | - | C10300 | - |
| T2 | E-Cu58 | 2.0065 | Cu-ETP | CW004A | Cu-ETP | C11000 | C1100 |
| TP2 | SF-Cu | 2.009 | Cu-DHP | CW024A | Cu-DHP | C12200 | C1220 |
| - | SF-Cu | 2.009 | Cu-DHP | CW024A | Cu-DHP | C12200 | C1220 |
| - | SF-Cu | 2.009 | Cu-DHP | CW024A | Cu-DLP | C12200 | C1220 |
| TP1 | SW-Cu | 2.0076 | Cu-DLP | CW023A | Cu-DLP | C12000 | C1201 |
| H96 | CuZn5 | 2.022 | CuZn5 | CE500L | CuZn5 | C21000 | C2100 |
| H90 | CuZn10 | 2.023 | CuZn10 | CW501L | CuZn10 | C22000 | C2200 |
| H85 | CuZn15 | 2.024 | CuZn15 | CW502L | CuZn15 | C23000 | C2300 |
| H80 | CuZn20 | 2.025 | CuZn20 | CW503L | CuZn20 | C24000 | C2400 |
| CuZn28 | |||||||
| H70 | CuZn30 | 2.0265 | CuZn30 | CW505L | CuZn30 | C26000 | C2600 |
| H68 | CuZn33 | 2.028 | CuZn33 | CW506L | CuZn35 | C26800 | C2680 |
| H65 | CuZn36 | 2.0335 | CuZn36 | CW507L | CuZn35 | C27000 | C2700 |
| H63 | CuZn37 | 2.0321 | CuZn37 | CW508L | CuZn37 | C27200 | C2720 |
| HPb63-3 | CuZn36Pb1.5 | 2.0331 | CuZn35Pb1 | CW600N | CuZn35Pb1 | C34000 | C3501 |
| HPb63-3 | CuZn36Pb1.5 | 2.0331 | CuZn35Pb2 | CW601N | CuZn34Pb2 | C34200 | - |
| H62 | CuZn40 | 2.036 | CuZn40 | CW509N | CuZn40 | C28000 | C3712 |
| H60 | CuZn38Pb1.5 | 2.0371 | CuZn38Pb2 | CW608N | CuZn37Pb2 | C35000 | - |
| HPb63-3 | CuZn36Pb3 | 2.0375 | CuZn36Pb3 | CW603N | CuZn36Pb3 | C36000 | C3601 |
| HPb59-1 | CuZn39Pb2 | 2.038 | CuZn39Pb2 | CW612N | CuZn38Pb2 | C37700 | C3771 |
| HPb58-2.5 | CuZn39Pb3 | 2.0401 | CuZn39Pb3 | CW614N | CuZn39Pb3 | C38500 | C3603 |
| - | CuZn40Pb2 | 2.0402 | CuZn40Pb2 | CW617N | CuZn40Pb2 | C38000 | C3771 |
| - | CuZn28Sn1 | 2.047 | CuZn28Sn1As | CW706R | CuZn28Sn1 | C68800 | C4430 |
| - | CuZn31Si1 | 2.049 | CuZn31Si1 | CW708R | CuZn31Si1 | C44300 | - |
| - | CuZn20Al2 | 2.046 | CuZn20Al2As | CW702R | CuZn20Al2 | C68700 | C6870 |
| QSn4-0.3 | CuSn4 | 2.1016 | CuSn4 | CW450K | CuSn4 | C51100 | C5111 |
| - | CuSn5 | 2.1018 | CuSn5 | CW451K | CuSn5 | C51000 | C5102 |
| QSn6.5-0.1 | CuSn6 | 2.102 | CuSn6 | CW452K | CuSn6 | C51900 | C5191 |
| QSn6.5-0.4 | CuSn6 | CuSn6 | C51900 | C5191 | |||
| QSn7-0.2 | CuSn8 | CuSn8 | C52100 | C5210 | |||
| QSn8-0.3 | CuSn8 | 2.103 | CuSn8 | CW453K | CuSn8 | C52100 | C5210 |
| BZn12-24 | CuNi12Zn24 | 2.073 | CuNi12Zn24 | CW403J | CuNi12Zn24 | C75700 | - |
| BZn12-26 | CuNi18Zn27 | 2.0742 | CuNi18Zn27 | CW410J | CuNi18Zn27 | C77000 | C7701 |
| BZn18-18 | CuNi18Zn20 | 2.074 | CuNi18Zn20 | CW409J | CuNi18Zn20 | C76400 | C7521 |
| - | CuNi10Fe1Mn | 2.0872 | CuNi10Fe1Mn | CW352H | CuNi10Fe1Mn | C70600 | C7060 |
| - | CuNi30Mn1Fe | 2.882 | CuNi30Mn1Fe | CW354H | CuNi30Mn1Fe | C71500 | C7150 |
| T3 | Cu-FRTP | C12500 | |||||
| TAg0.1 | CuAg0.1 | CuAg0.1 | |||||
| HPb63-0.1 | CuZn37Pb0.5 | ||||||
| HPb61-1 | CuZn39Pb0.5 | C37100 | C3710 | ||||
| HAl77-2 | CuZn20Al2 | CuZn20Al2 | C68700 | C6870 | |||
| HSn70-1 | CuZn28Sn1 | CuZn28Sn1 | C44300 | C4430 | |||
| HSn62-1 | CuZn38Sn1 | CuZn38Sn1 | C46400 | C4620 | |||
| HMn58-2 | CuZn40Mn2 | ||||||
| QAl5 | CuAl5As | CuAl5 | |||||
| QAl7 | CuAl8 | CuAl7 | C61000 | ||||
| QAl9-2 | CuAl9Mn2 | CuAl9Mn2 | |||||
| QAl10-3-1.5 | CuAl10Fe3Mn2 | C63200 | |||||
| QAl10-4-4 | CuAl10Ni5Fe4 | CuAl10Ni5Fe5 | C63020 | ||||
| QAl11-6-6 | CuAl11Ni6Fe5 | ||||||
| QBe2 | CuBe2 | CuBe2 | C17200 | C1720 | |||
| QBe1.7 | CuBe1.7 | CuBe1.7 | C17000 | C1700 | |||
| QZr0.2 | CuZr | C15000 | |||||
| QCd1 | CuCrZr | CuCd1 | C16200 | ||||
| QMg0.8 | CuMg0.7 | ||||||
| ZQSnD5-5-5 | GB-CuSn5ZnPb | GCuPb5Sn5Zn | C83600 | BCln6 | |||
| ZQSnD10-1 | GB-CuSn10 | GCuSn10P | |||||
| ZQSnD10-2 | GB-CuSn10Zn | GCuSn10Zn2 | BCln3 | ||||
| ZQAlD9-4-4-2 | GB-CuAl10Ni | GCuAl10Fe5Ni5 | C95800 | AlBCln3 | |||
| ZQAlD9-4 | GB-CuAl10Fe | GCuAl10Fe3 | C95200 | AlBCln1 | |||
Non-ferrous metals are usually refined through electrolysis. Many of the non-ferrous metal are added into the iron before cast pouring to get the alloy steel or special cast iron which have some desirable performances such as wear resistance, corrosion resistance, heat resistance...etc.
| Casting Process | Materials | |
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| Silica Sol Investment Casting | ||
| Lost Foam Casting | Ductile Iron GGG 40 to GGG 80 / Grey Iron | |
| ASTM 60-40-18 / 65-45-12 / 80-55-06 / 100-70-03 | ||
| Carbon steel, Hi-Mn Alloy Steel, Hi-Cr Alloy Steel | ||
| Austempering Ductile Iron | ||
| Heat Resistant Steel / Wear Resistant Steel | ||
| Vacuum Casting (V Process Casting) | Ductile iron GGG 40 to GGG 80 / Grey Iron | |
| ASTM 60-40-18 / 65-45-12 / 80-55-06 / 100-70-03 | ||
| Carbon steel, Hi-Mn steel, Hi-Cr steel | ||
| Austempering Ductile Iron | ||
| Heat resistant steel / Wear resistant steel / Stainless Steel | ||
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