British Standard
LB2
Indian Standard
LTB5
Nominal Composition
80/10/0/10
Tensile Strength (kg/mm2)
18-26
Elongation % on 2"
5-15
Brinell Hardness
55-85
Typical Uses
Mill bearings, railway bearings and bearings for the oil industry
Name
Lead Bronze
BS
LB2
Element
Min
Max
%
%
Copper
Rem
-
Tin
9.20
11.00
Zinc
-
1.00
Lead
9.00
10.50
Phosphorous
-
0.05
Nickel
-
2.00
Iron
-
0.15
Aluminium
-
0.01
Manganese
-
0.20
Antimony
-
0.50
Iron + Arsenic
-
-
Impurities
-
0.50