A: High dimensional accuracy, which is conducive to improving the quality of bullets;
B: The composite has good consistency, so as to ensure the consistency of warhead and cartridge case;
C: One batch has large weight and can be processed continuously, which greatly improves the production efficiency of bullets;
D: It has excellent surface quality, and comparable to pure copper.
i)Military Products
Standard size | Brass-steel-brass | Brass-steel-brass | Brass-steel-brass |
Strip width | 78/87/91/114/135139.5mm | 124/135/137/140/155mm | < 600 mm |
Strip thickness | 1.7-3.6mm | 0.5-1.37mm | 0.05-4.0 mm |
Coating thickness | 3.4%-4% | 3.4%-4% | 3%-15 % |
Base material | F18 steel | F11 steel | SPHC steel |
Cladding material | H90 copper | H90 copper | H90 copper |
Delivery form | Coil / Plate | Coil / Plate | Coil / Plate |
ii)Chemical Composition
Grade
| Chemical composition of steel strip | ||||||||
C | Si | Mn | P | S | Ni | Cr | Cu | Als | |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
F11 | ≤0.11 | ≤0.06 | 0.30-0.55 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.01 | ≤0.3 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.2 | 0.02-0.1 |
F18 | 0.11-0.19 | ≤0.06 | 0.35-0.55 | ≤0.02 | ≤0.01 | ≤0.3 | ≤0.15 | ≤0.2 | 0.02-0.1 |
SPHC | ≤0.15 | ≤0.05 | ≤0.6 | ≤0.035 | ≤0.035 | - | - | - | ≥0.010 |
Grade
| Chemical composition of copper strip | |||||||||
Cu+Ag (min) | P | Bi | Sb | As | Fe | Pb | S | Zn | Total impurities | |
% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
H90 | 88-91 | - | - | - | - | ≤0.1 | ≤0.02 | - | allowance | ≤0.2 |
iii)Mechanical properties and metallographic structure
material | tensile strength(Mpa) | Elongation(%) | Grain size | Pearlite | Non-metallic inclusions A/B/C/D | ||
Annealed | half hard | Annealed | half hard | ||||
H90/SPHC/H90 | 290~355 | 360~455 | ≥36% | ≥8% | 7-10 | 1-5 | ≤2.5 |
H90/F11/H90 | 265~365 | - | ≥43% | - | 7-10 | 1-5 | ≤2.5 |
H90/F18/H90 | 305~395 | - | ≥37% | - | 7-10 | 2-6 | ≤2.5 |

iv)Equipment Introduction

2000tons Compound rolling mill

20-High finishing mill

Bell type annealing furnace

950 Finishing mill