British Standard LB4
Indian Standard LTB3
Nominal Composition 85/5/0/10
Tensile Strength (kg/mm2) 15-18
Elongation % on 2" 8-12
Brinell Hardness 55-75
Typical Uses

Mill bearings, railway bearings and bearings for the oil industry

Name Lead Bronze
BS LB4
Element Min Max
  % %
Copper Rem -
Tin 4.00 6.00
Zinc - 2.00
Lead 10.00 19.00
Phosphorous - 0.05
Nickel - 2.00
Iron - 0.15
Aluminium - 0.01
Manganese - 0.20
Antimony - 0.50
Iron + Arsenic - -
Impurities - 0.50